12 piers and shore spots on public waters near Lebanon — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Lebanon; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.
Sunapee Lake
Recorded in Sunapee Lake: Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Sunapee Lake reach 100 ft.
- 1Soo-Nipi Park: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 20.5 mi from downtown.
- 2Blodgett Town Dock: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 21.4 mi from downtown.
- 3Sunapee State Park Beach: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 22.8 mi from downtown.
- 7Sunapee Lake Boat Ramp: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 23.9 mi from downtown.
- 8Newbury Harbor Beach: shore access on Sunapee Lake, ≈ 24.6 mi from downtown.
Newfound Lake
Recorded in Newfound Lake: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, and Rainbow Trout.
Surveyed depths in Newfound Lake reach 180 ft.
- 4Bean Nature Conservation Area: shore access on Newfound Lake, ≈ 23 mi from downtown.
- 5Wellington State Park Beach: shore access on Newfound Lake, ≈ 23.6 mi from downtown.
- 6Paradise Point: shore access on Newfound Lake, ≈ 23.8 mi from downtown.
- 9Fishing Access: shore access on Newfound Lake, ≈ 25.6 mi from downtown.
Lake Tarleton
Recorded in Lake Tarleton: Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Lake Whitefish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Tarleton reach 60 ft.
- 10Lake Tarleton State Park: shore access on Lake Tarleton, ≈ 27.3 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Lebanon 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
FreshwaterAtlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Salmonidae
30 in50 lb7 yr82 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodRock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Centrarchidae
15 in3 lb7 yr398 watersGame fish
BrackishSlowWhite Perch
Morone americana
Moronidae
12 in2 lb8 yr34 watersGame fish












