Otter Lake is a lake in New Hampshire, near Hillsborough County.
Otter Lake covers 135.1 acres in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The recorded maximum depth at the lake is 16 feet.
The verified 16-foot maximum gives the lake enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
At this Otter fishery, fish reported from the lake include bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch.
On this 135.1-acre Otter basin, largemouth bass in the lake can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover. For smallmouth bass at Otter in Hillsborough County, keep a bottom-contact bait ready for points and channel edges.
At this Otter fishery, bluegill and other sunfish in the lake take worms, crickets and tiny jigs along shade and vegetation. On this 135.1-acre Otter basin, keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom when perch are the target on the lake.
For Otter in Hillsborough County, chain pickerel in the lake can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
At this Otter fishery, let wind and water color choose the first section on the lake. On this 135.1-acre Otter basin, compare vegetation, shade and firm-bottom changes around the lake before searching open water.
For Otter in Hillsborough County, spring fish often move onto protected banks before the open basin warms. At this Otter fishery, summer fishing on the lake is usually best at low light, beside shade or along the outside edge of healthy cover. On this 135.1-acre Otter basin, during fall at the lake, revisit creek mouths and main points with baitfish-sized lures.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.