Ice Fishing in New Hampshire

This is fun! Tyler Vaillancourt of Belmont, N.H., with a 21-inch largemouth bass caught in a small New Hampshire pond. Photo courtesy of John Viar.

Articles about ice fishing from NH Wildlife Journal magazine:

QUESTION: How many ice fishing traps can be set per person?

ANSWER: On most NH waters, the general rule is 6 traps (lines) per person when ice fishing, with the following exceptions:

You are allowed only 2 traps (lines) when fishing "lake trout and salmon" lakes.
Ice anglers are limited to 5 lines while ice fishing on NH-Maine border waters - except Great East Lake, which has a 2-line limit.

Here is a list of lakes where only 2 lines per angler are allowed:

Waterbody	Managed for Lake Trout	Managed for Landlocked Salmon*
Connecticut Lake, First	X	X
Connecticut Lake, Second	X	X
Connecticut Lake, Third	X
Conway Lake		X
Dan Hole Pond, Big	X	X
Diamond Pond, Big	X
Francis Lake	X	X
Granite Lake	X
Great East Lake	X
Greenough Pond, Big	X
Merrymeeting Lake	X	X
Newfound Lake	X	X
Nubanusit Lake	X	X
Ossipee Lake		X
Silver Lake (Harrisville)	X
Silver Lake (Madison)	X
Squam Lake, Big	X	X
Squam Lake, Little	X	X
Sunapee Lake	X	X
Winnipesaukee Lake	X	X
Winnisquam Lake	X	X
*Note - salmon may not be taken while ice fishing

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