Highland Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Highland Lake.

The lake

Highland Lake covers 708 acres in New Hampshire, across 2 counties: Cheshire and Sullivan. It is a lake: 91.7% of it is 12 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 25 feet (7.6 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 25 ft (7.6 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.7% of the water is 12 feet or shallower. We hold 62 depth contour lines for this water.

Misuzu highland lake in sunset - Flickr - odako1.jpg
Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • 0–2 ft: 47.5% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 15.9% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 9.9% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 3.3% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 1.3% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 0.8% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 0.8% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 0.9% of the water

3 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • White Perch — Feeding water: 50–75°F.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 boat ramp.

Sunset of a highland lake - Flickr - odako1.jpg
Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Highland Lake — restrooms. Stoddard.

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 73°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 6.3. These readings span 2017–2023.

What is hard here

With 91.7% of the water 12 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards. Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • NH GRANIT — NH GRANIT: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • 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.