Fishing near Bennington in Hillsborough County, NH

4.13 Rating based on 28 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Sunfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 115
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 168
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Bennington Fishing Photos

Right Before Lunch near Bennington

Right Before Lunch

This one hit well before the bait hit the bottom.

*This fish is the lower of the two.
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Just After Dawn near Bennington

Just After Dawn

Caught on or very close to the bottom after a few minutes wait.

*This fish is the upper of the two.
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Piscataquog near Bennington

Piscataquog

Here's a pic of the Piscataquog River in Goffstown, NH.
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Canoeing the Deering Reservoir
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The Deering Reservoir!
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Top Fishing Spots near Bennington

Piscataquog River
Piscataquog River

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Deering Reservoir
Deering Reservoir

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Franklin Pierce Lake
Franklin Pierce Lake

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Haunted Lake
Haunted Lake

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Haunted Lake
Haunted Lake

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North Branch River
North Branch River

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Bennington Area Fish Species

Recent Bennington Fishing Reports

Happy Trout Day! Fishing Report Apr 29, 2013

Happy Trout Day!

Whittemore Lake - Bennington, NH. -

Opening day for designated trout ponds.
We were on the water before sun up, mostly full moon still looming over the lake and the fish were rising l...

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Kayaking Powder Mill Pond Fishing Report Jul 19, 2012

Kayaking Powder Mill Pond

Powder Mill Pond - Bennington, NH -

More kayaking than fishing since the water was so low, due to spillways being fixed.

There are some fairly large Yellow Perch in this overgrown...

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When Hiking Turns Into Fishing. Fishing Report Jun 24, 2012

When Hiking Turns Into Fishing.

Powder Mill Pond - Bennington, NH -

A great day dodging thunderstorms and exploring unused train tracks.
Very glad I always carry a fishing rod and tackle and had the good sense to pi...

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Fishin' NH Fishing Report Jul 18, 2010

Fishin' NH

Island Pond, Stoddard,NH -

Made it back up to the Granite State this weekend to Live Free. Friday night looked like rain, so we went to a brewery in Keene for dinner and beers,...

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March icefishing on Haunted Lake Fishing Report Sep 02, 2009

March icefishing on Haunted Lake

Haunted Lake, NH -

Ice Fishing on Haunted Lake, Francistown, NH March 2007...

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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...

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Baits and Tackle used near Bennington

Check Prices

  • texes rigged senko
  • senko
  • tiki
  • mepps
  • mepps lure
  • mepps lure
  • mepps lure agila
  • just used plain worms.

Minnow Check Prices

  • Large shiners
  • pike shinners, 5 to 7 inches long
  • pinners

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • jitterbug
  • frogs, spinners, and buzz bait

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • mepps #2
  • mepps
  • Bronze 2-Way spinner hook & trout worm.
  • mepps #3 trebble hook

Lizard Check Prices

  • Fish back right of the pond

Jerk Bait Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • shallow running crank baits
  • purple/red metallic deep diving crankbait. rattles

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • white zoom flukes
    and brown and green jig with green craw trailer

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Dropshot 12" leader , 1/4 oz weight, with various 3" baits
  • 4" BkBl senko texas rigged on 3/0 Gami hook
  • white
  • KVD Caffeine Shad paddletail swimbait.

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Neon Orange 2-way spinner hook.
  • Silver 2-way spinner hook.

    Lazily trolling.
  • Bronze 2-way spinner hook.
  • Silver/Silver 2-Way Spinner Hook.
  • Silver/Silver 2-Way Spinner Hook
  • Silver/Copper 2-Way Spinner Hook.
  • Bronze 2-Way Spinner Hook
  • Sherbert (Pink & Orange Glitter) Powerbait.
  • Worm + Hook + Bottom = Hornpout.
  • Bobber, worm, slow current.

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Swimming the frog through the pads

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • gary yamamoto senko black with silver flakes.
  • black/yellow heddon spook

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • EHC

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • using all types of lures here on this day.. just too cold too chase the hunt,,, lazy b****es
  • Use any kind of spinning lure. I do not think there are any bass here, but PLENTY of hard fighting pickerel, and perch.
  • 1/4 ounce
  • Size 1 Mepps Agila, Silver blade

Nymph Check Prices

  • Copper John, under a EHC
  • Prince & Copper John

Worm Check Prices

  • Silver/Copper 2-way spinner hook.
  • Bronze 2-way spinner hook.
  • Neon yellow 2-way spinner hook.
  • wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • wacky-rigged yum dingers
  • Bronze 2-way spinner hook, size #4
  • Neon Yellow 2-way spinner hook.
  • They liked the brighter green ones.
  • let worm sink, then retrieve slow and steady
  • "pumkinseed" 7inch rubber worm

Grub Check Prices

  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub, Green with Red Flakes
    Also caught on KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddle Tail Swimbait

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 7" Plastic worms caught 2 pickerell and 3 largemouth
  • Rubber Crawdads, Carolina rigged. The kids switched over to use live bait (night crawlers) about halfway through the trip.
  • white zoom fluke
  • white zoom flukes
    green yamamoto wacky rigged worm.

    booyah boo jog / craw trailer
  • zoom white flukes

Other Check Prices

  • Rainbow PowerBait. Trout Formula.
  • 2 fish were caught with a Neon Yellow 2-way spinner hook and worm.
    One was caught on a #6 hook and floating orange Powerbait "Trout Nibbles".
    All were caught mid-water, on the retrieve.

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