Fishing near Chesterfield in Cheshire County, NH

3.97 Rating based on 34 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Other (Freshwater), Catfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 66
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 62
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Chesterfield Fishing Photos

slabside bluegills and white perch near Chesterfield

slabside bluegills and white perch

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Pirate Perch Fishing near Chesterfield

Pirate Perch Fishing

Fishing out in the middle of the lake, 40 feet of water
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Cat-fishing near Chesterfield

Cat-fishing

Off the dock letting worms fall to bottom
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Rockbass near Chesterfield

Rockbass

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Smallie near Chesterfield

Smallie

4lbs 1 oz
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Northern Pike near Chesterfield

Northern Pike

8lbs 10oz 34"
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Top Fishing Spots near Chesterfield

Spofford Lake
Spofford Lake

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North Round Pond
North Round Pond

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Ct River Setback
Ct River Setback

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
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Ashuelot River
Ashuelot River

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
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Forest Lake
Forest Lake

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Surry Mountain Dam
Surry Mountain Dam

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Chesterfield Area Fish Species

Recent Chesterfield Fishing Reports

windy day Fishing Report Jul 15, 2012

windy day

Spofford Lake -

Spent a couple hours on spofford lake, but it was a little too choppy for a canoe....

Avg. Rating: 5
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day trip to Spofford Lake with the bass raider Fishing Report Jul 18, 2013

day trip to Spofford Lake with the bass raider

Spofford Lake, NH -

Had an awesome day on the lake, caught over 20 white perch and monster slabside bluegill! Would have been better if got there earlier in the morning v...

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Brattleboro Retreat Meadows 2010 Fishing Report Apr 24, 2010

Brattleboro Retreat Meadows 2010

West River/ CT. River Brattleboro, VT -

This is the earliest date I have ever caught anything in Vermont....

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Hinsdale Conn. River Fishing Report Jul 24, 2012

Hinsdale Conn. River

Conn. River Hinsdale N.H. -

Great fishery, great place to fish, could not prove it by my efforts! BVBA tourny to the Lower conn. river N.H. + Vt was really looked forward to, b...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Blue Gill Fest Fishing Report May 24, 2010

Blue Gill Fest

West River/ CT. River Brattleboro, VT -

Non stop Blue Gill...

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Brattleboro Retreat Meadows Fishing Report Jul 05, 2009

Brattleboro Retreat Meadows

West River/ CT. River Brattleboro, VT -

This is one of my favorite places to catch bass. I always catch at least one good fish every time I fish it.

The action lasts from lat...

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Baits and Tackle used near Chesterfield

Check Prices

  • Live Worms
    Live Shiners
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub
    Booyah Pad Crasher Hollow Body Frog
    KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Swimbait
  • texes rigged senko
  • senko
  • senco

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Moussies and wax worms

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

Creature Check Prices

  • They are called brush hogs, and manufactured by Zoom baits, sold at wal-mart.

Tube Check Prices

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • early morning, or after sunset
  • Homemade jitter type lures
  • jitterbug
  • 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.
  • Rapala Jointed Floating Minnow. Cast upstream in a stillpocket with cover. Twitch baut once and wait. Then hold on.

Craw Check Prices

  • Yammamoto flippin hog

Lizard Check Prices

  • zoom 6 inch watermelon red flake

Crankbait Check Prices

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

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait
  • 4' senko daquiri
  • 4" senkos watermellon gold
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad - Light Blue with Silver belly.

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Live nightcrawlers dropping them off the canoe
  • 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 .
  • Drop sinker with 2 ft leader gold hook.

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Swimming the frog through the pads
  • Rubber Frogs, Flukes, and This hybrid lizard/fish/tube bait sold at wal-mart

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • EHC

Worm Check Prices

  • wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • senko wacky rigged
  • wacky-rigged yum dingers
  • Senko
    1st was 11-3/4in
    2nd was 6in on the inline spinner

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