Franklin Pierce Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, White Perch

The lake

Franklin Pierce Lake covers 484 acres in New Hampshire, across Hillsborough County. It is a lake: 90.9% of it is 26 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 30 feet (9.1 m). Our records hold 5 species for this water.

5 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • White Perch — Feeding water: 50–75°F.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 30 ft (9.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90.9% of the water is 26 feet or shallower. We hold 54 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 8.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 8.1% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 5.9% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 8% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 4.6% of the water

Ramps and access

On this water we hold 1 shore access point.

Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2023
USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP 2023 aerial imagery (USGS The National Map) · Public domain

Shore access for bank fishing

  • Manahan Park — restrooms. Hillsborough.

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 76°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 6.7. These readings span 2017–2026.

Where this data comes from

  • NH GRANIT — NH GRANIT: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.