Fishing near Keene in Cheshire County, NH

4 Rating based on 24 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Other (Freshwater), Yellow Perch
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 71
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 61
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Keene Fishing Photos

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I think these brown trout may have been stocked elsewhere and found their way the area I caught them in? They do stock some of the ashuelot now in Swanzey so who knows? I was fishing for Smallmouth on a fly rod. This area has a ton of bait and could use a lot more stocking.
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Check out this Rainbow Trout and the yearling that were both caught out of Chapman Pond in Sullivan, NH.
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Here's Chapman Pond in Sullivan, NH.
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Smallie near Keene

Smallie

4lbs 1 oz
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Northern Pike near Keene

Northern Pike

8lbs 10oz 34"
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Top Fishing Spots near Keene

Surry Mountain Dam
Surry Mountain Dam

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Surry Mountain Lake
Surry Mountain Lake

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Ashuelot River
Ashuelot River

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# Reviews: 1
Views: 19

Lily Pond
Lily Pond

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Chapman Pond
Chapman Pond

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Spofford Lake
Spofford Lake

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Keene Area Fish Species

Recent Keene Fishing Reports

beautiful day Fishing Report Jul 06, 2014

beautiful day

Meetinghouse Pond -

I went to catch some bass with my sister's fiance for a couple hours, but we didn't have much luck. I did catch a 2.5 pound bass that was goi...

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killing time Fishing Report Jul 09, 2014

killing time

Meetinghouse Pond -

I went down the road and hit the pond, hoping to catch the one that got away last time, but I lost him again....

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backyard swamp monsters Fishing Report Aug 17, 2013

backyard swamp monsters

Meetinghouse Pond -

I went out west with family and we had a decent day fishing from canoes on a small pond. I even caught the one that slipped away on my last trip....

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One last trip, I mean it this time! Fishing Report Nov 02, 2012

One last trip, I mean it this time!

Meetinghouse Pond -

I thought I was done for the year, but when my sister and her boyfriend came out to visit from Utah I figured I'd give it one last trip. We hit a ...

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There really are bass in here Fishing Report Sep 13, 2012

There really are bass in here

Meetinghouse Pond -

Went to find bass in Meetinghouse Pond. I've been fishing it since I was a kid and had never caught one, nobody I know has caught one either, but...

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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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Baits and Tackle used near Keene

Check Prices

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

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • dilly worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

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

Topwater Bait Check Prices

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

Lizard Check Prices

  • zoom 6 inch watermelon red flake

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.
  • shallow running crank baits
  • many different types of lures thrown here will catch the fish

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad - Light Blue with Silver belly.
  • 4" BkBl senko texas rigged on 3/0 Gami hook
  • Dropshot 12" leader , 1/4 oz weight, with various 3" baits
  • KVD Caffeine Shad paddletail swimbait.

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.
  • Bronze 2-way spinner hook.
  • Silver 2-way spinner hook.

    Lazily trolling.
  • Neon Orange 2-way spinner hook.
  • 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

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • EHC

Worm Check Prices

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

Grub Check Prices

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

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 7" Plastic worms caught 2 pickerell and 3 largemouth

Other Check Prices

  • Rainbow PowerBait. Trout Formula.

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