11 piers and shore spots on public waters near Keene — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Keene; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.
Silver Lake
Recorded in Silver Lake: Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic Salmon.
Surveyed depths in Silver Lake reach 90 ft.
- 1Sucker Brook Cove: shore access on Silver Lake, ≈ 7.2 mi from downtown.
Spofford Lake
Recorded in Spofford Lake: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Spofford Lake reach 60 ft.
- 2North Shore Town Beach: shore access on Spofford Lake, ≈ 8.4 mi from downtown.
- 3Wares Grove Beach: shore access on Spofford Lake, ≈ 8.7 mi from downtown.
- 4Pierce Island: shore access on Spofford Lake, ≈ 9 mi from downtown.
Contoocook Lake
Recorded in Contoocook Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Contoocook Lake reach 20 ft.
- 5Town Beach: shore access on Contoocook Lake, ≈ 16.6 mi from downtown.
- 6Boat Landing: shore access on Contoocook Lake, ≈ 16.8 mi from downtown.
Sunapee Lake
Recorded in Sunapee Lake: Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Sunapee Lake reach 100 ft.
- 7Newbury Harbor Beach: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 29.5 mi from downtown.
- 8Sunapee Lake Boat Ramp: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 30 mi from downtown.
- 9Sunapee State Park Beach: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 30.3 mi from downtown.
- 10Blodgett Town Dock: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 32.6 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Keene in November. Rock Bass bites well.
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowSmallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Centrarchidae
24 in12 lb10 yr443 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterAtlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Salmonidae
30 in50 lb7 yr82 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodRock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Centrarchidae
15 in3 lb7 yr398 watersGame fish
BrackishSlowWhite Perch
Morone americana
Moronidae
12 in2 lb8 yr34 watersGame fish












