Massabesic Lake Fishing Spot
- County: Rockingham County
- Acreage: 2560
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 17'
- Max Depth: 50'
- Elevation: 256'
- Last Modified By: kash87 on 04/20/21 12:34 PM
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Massabesic Lake Baits and Tackle
Lure (Other) Check Prices
- mepps #3 trebble hook
Other Check Prices
- worms and P.bait
Topwater Bait Check Prices
- jitterbug
- rebel pop-r
- rebel popr
- jitterbug
- heddon crazy crawler
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- not having any luck with the bass I decided to try for trout and caught a smallmouth instead
Worm Check Prices
- Wacky-rigged yum f2 dinger
- wacky-rigged yum dinger
- I tried wacky-rigged yum dingers, a jitterbug, a mepps rooster tail, texas-rigged dingers, grubbs, and a rapala original floating minnow. Nothing worked on the bass that are supposed to be in here.
- wacky-rigged yum dinger
Massabesic Lake Description
Massabesic Lake, located partly within NH's largest city, Manchester and partly in Auburn, serves both as a water supply and scenic place to fish. The shore is undeveloped, the lake is surrounded by hills, and the water is extremely clean and clear. The rocky shore and bottom account for the above average Smallmouth Bass fishing here. Massabesic has an excellent reputation as a top-notch Bass lake. The best time to fish for Smallmouth Bass here is in early spring just after ice-out, but good fishing is available throughout the summer. There is also a good Chain Pickerel fishery and many large Chain Pickerel are taken here each year. Massabesic was one of the first lakes in the state to be stocked and over the years it has been filled with everything from Lake Trout to Landlocked Salmon. Today the only remaining cold water fish are Rainbow, Brook and Brown Trout. There are several access points and launch sites around the lake. The lake is large enough to support many fisherman, but the fishing pressure is very light on most days. Average ice-out date is late April.
Massabesic Lake is a lake in southern New Hampshire, United States, covering about 2,561[1] acres within the city of Manchester and the town of Auburn. Because it provides drinking water for Manchester, swimming and water skiing are not allowed there. However, fishing and boating are popular.