Fishing near Alstead in Cheshire County, NH

3.96 Rating based on 15 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Other (Freshwater), Rainbow Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 60
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 47
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Alstead Fishing Photos

saxtons river near Alstead

saxtons river

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small mouth near Alstead

small mouth

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Small Mouth whoppers near Alstead

Small Mouth whoppers

The more hiking you do the better it gets...
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connecticut river near Alstead

connecticut river

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largemouth near Alstead

largemouth

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largemouth Bass near Alstead

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Top Fishing Spots near Alstead

Warren Lake
Warren Lake

Avg. Rating: 0
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Vilas Pool Dam
Vilas Pool Dam

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 1
Views: 859

Gustin Pond
Gustin Pond

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Lily Pond
Lily Pond

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# Reviews:
Views: 948

Saxton River
Saxton River

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 950

Connecticut River
Connecticut River

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Alstead Area Fish Species

Recent Alstead Fishing Reports

Bellows Falls Dam Fishing Report Jul 05, 2009

Bellows Falls Dam

Bellows Falls , VT -

More dam fishing pretty dam good.

Plenty of small mouth bass are here if you know where to look. I have seen people pulling rainbow trout an...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Hinsdale Conn River Fishing Report Jul 13, 2012

Hinsdale Conn River

Hinsdale conn river N.H. -

I got a chance to get away and fish with my good buddy Ed on the Conn. River LAST SAT. truely a treat as he got to show me the river at 65 mph (my eye...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Granite State Fishing Report Jun 21, 2010

Granite State

Island Pond, Stoddard,NH -

My aunt and uncle have a place on a lake in southern NH They're retired and live in Tennessee, and were up north for a little bit this summer, so ...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Pillsbury State Park, NH, July 2009 Fishing Report Jul 18, 2009

Pillsbury State Park, NH, July 2009

Butterfield Pond, Pillsbury S.P., NH -

Vacation in Pillsbury State Park, Washington, NH, 2009. Campsite was on Butterrfield Pond. ...

Avg. Rating: 4
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North Branch river with Brother-n-law Fishing Report Jun 05, 2008

North Branch river with Brother-n-law

North Branch river, NH -

River runs next to the road for a few miles with a few pullouts, some spots look better that others. Lots of pocket water filled with fish (6-5-08) Al...

Avg. Rating: 3
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fishing with friends Fishing Report Jul 13, 2013

fishing with friends

Harrisville Pond -

I brought some friends out to Skatutakee Lake, but that didn't turn out so well, so we fished Harrisville Pond Instead....

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Baits and Tackle used near Alstead

Check Prices

  • Live Worms
    Live Shiners

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • dilly worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

    pond shiners once cought for tip ups
  • moussies and wax worms

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Live nightcrawlers dropping them off the canoe
  • Drop sinker with 2 ft leader gold hook.
  • Bronze 2-way spinner hook.
  • Silver 2-way spinner hook.

    Lazily trolling.
  • Neon Orange 2-way spinner hook.
  • Lures and live bait are good here but you have to be crafty and match the conditions.
  • Just used worms dug from my garden. The best result came from the largest worm on a gold eagle claw hook and no sinker no bobber .

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Need to find calmer and slower moving water to get these results. I think any bass lure would do fine but this time topwater was hot.
  • Homemade jitter type lures
  • Rapala Jointed Floating Minnow. Cast upstream in a stillpocket with cover. Twitch baut once and wait. Then hold on.
  • jitterbug
  • early morning, or after sunset

Lizard Check Prices

  • zoom 6 inch watermelon red flake

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • EHC

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Panther-Martin classic - holographic tiger green
    Rooster Tail - yellow & green
    Rooster Tail - orange
  • using all types of lures here on this day.. just too cold too chase the hunt,,, lazy b****es

Nymph Check Prices

  • Copper John, under a EHC

Worm Check Prices

  • wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • wacky-rigged yum dingers

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 7" Plastic worms caught 2 pickerell and 3 largemouth

Other Check Prices

  • Rainbow PowerBait. Trout Formula.

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