All waters · New Hampshire · Squam Lake
Squam Lake, NH
Lake in Grafton County, New Hampshire. A clear, deep 6,800-acre coldwater lake in the Lakes Region made famous as the setting for On Golden Pond. Squam is a quiet, low-development fishery prized for landlocked salmon, lake trout, and smallmouth bass, with white perch and chain pickerel in the weedier coves. The lake's clarity and depth keep salmon and lakers deep through summer; trolling and ice fishing are both productive. Little Squam Lake connects at Holderness. Limited but good public access keeps pressure relatively light.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
7 tracked species in Squam Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Public ramp at the state access on Little Squam in Holderness off US Route 3. No in-lake USGS gauge; water temperature uses a seasonal baseline informed by the nearby Pemigewasset River at Plymouth gauge (same watershed). A New Hampshire fishing license is required.
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