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Fishing piers near Manchester
Manchester, NHBuilt from our data

Fishing piers near Manchester

10 stops8 watersUpdated Nov 6

17 piers and shore spots on public waters near Manchester — no boat needed.

Distances are straight-line from downtown Manchester; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.

Massabesic Lake

Recorded in Massabesic Lake: Chain Pickerel, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Smallmouth Bass.

Surveyed depths in Massabesic Lake reach 50 ft.

Massabesic Lake7 min · 4 mi
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Massabesic Lake

Rockingham

9

max 50 ft · surveyed

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  1. 1Massabesic Lake Picnic Area: shore access on Massabesic Lake, ≈ 3.3 mi from downtown.
  2. 2Boating and Fishing: shore access on Massabesic Lake, ≈ 6.1 mi from downtown.

Big Island Pond

Recorded in Big Island Pond: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, and Brown Trout.

Surveyed depths in Big Island Pond reach 70 ft.

Big Island Pond34 min · 19.2 mi
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Big Island Pond

Rockingham

6

max 70 ft · surveyed

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  1. 3Island Pond Canoe Launch: shore access on Big Island Pond, ≈ 15.8 mi from downtown.

Pawtuckaway Pond

Recorded in Pawtuckaway Pond: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and Black Crappie.

Surveyed depths in Pawtuckaway Pond reach 45 ft.

Pawtuckaway Pond34 min · 21.6 mi
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Pawtuckaway Pond

Rockingham

3

max 45 ft · surveyed

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  1. 4Pawtuckaway State Park: shore access on Pawtuckaway Pond, ≈ 16.2 mi from downtown.

Canobie Lake

Recorded in Canobie Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

Surveyed depths in Canobie Lake reach 40 ft.

Canobie Lake23 min · 18.4 mi
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Canobie Lake

Rockingham

7

max 40 ft · surveyed

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  1. 5Water Treatment Plant: shore access on Canobie Lake, ≈ 17.1 mi from downtown.

Bow Lake

Recorded in Bow Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout.

Surveyed depths in Bow Lake reach 65 ft.

Bow Lake47 min · 27.5 mi
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Bow Lake

Strafford

4

max 65 ft · surveyed

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  1. 6Bow Lake Beach: shore access on Bow Lake, ≈ 22.8 mi from downtown.

Lower Suncook Lake

Recorded in Lower Suncook Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.

Surveyed depths in Lower Suncook Lake reach 15 ft.

Lower Suncook Lake49 min · 31.3 mi
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Lower Suncook Lake

Belknap

3

max 15 ft · surveyed

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  1. 7Suncook Lake Dam: shore access on Lower Suncook Lake, ≈ 26.9 mi from downtown.

Crystal Lake

Recorded in Crystal Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.

Surveyed depths in Crystal Lake reach 50 ft.

Crystal Lake59 min · 36.7 mi
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Crystal Lake

Belknap

3

max 50 ft · surveyed

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  1. 8Crystal Lake Dam: shore access on Crystal Lake, ≈ 30.6 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.

Contoocook Lake67 min · 38 mi
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Contoocook Lake

Cheshire

4

max 20 ft · surveyed

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  1. 9Boat Landing: shore access on Contoocook Lake, ≈ 31.1 mi from downtown.
  2. 10Town Beach: shore access on Contoocook Lake, ≈ 31.2 mi from downtown.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Manchester in November. Chain Pickerel bites well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Manchester fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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