Lamprey River New Hampshire Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Rainbow Trout (Stocked)
Brook Trout (Stocked)
Brown Trout (Stocked)
Size
Small – Medium
Location
Southern New Hampshire
Nearest Towns
Deerfield
Raymond
Season
Jan 1 – Oct 15
Access:
Good
Non-Resident License
State of New Hampshire
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The season is the standard New Hampshire trout season that runs from January 1 to October 15.
Spring:
Late Springtime is usually good, starting about the first few days of May.
Summer:
Summertime fishing is good until about the middle of July when the water usually becomes low.
Fall:
Fly fishing the Lamprey River can be okay in the early Fall provided the water isn’t too low.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Fly Fishing The Lamprey River New Hampshire
The Lamprey River is one of New Hampshire’s most popular trout streams. That’s because its located near a heavily populated area and because it is heavily stocked by the state with brown, rainbow and brook trout. It also receives some Atlantic Salmon. The river starts in Deerfield and flows into Great Bay. It passes through heavily populated areas and farm land depending on the location.
This is one of the most pressured trout streams in the East but it usually remains good all season long thanks to the numbers of trout that are stocked in the relatively small stream. The upper reaches hold mostly rainbow and brook trout as is usually the best area of the river to fish. The lower section is larger pools but can still be waded in most places. It can also be fished from a canoe or small boat.
Access to is provided from Freeses Pond downstream to Raymond by state roads #107 and #27. The most popular places to fish the Lamprey River are located in Raymond. Fly fishing the Lamprey River in its lower section isn’t productive for trout. The water is better
suited for warm water species.
There are some holdover trout in the upper section of the stream but the great majority will be recently stocked trout. They can be easily caught on most generic and attractor fly patterns.
The upper section is easy to wade and since it is the most popular area, it isn’t unusual to see more than one angler fishing in the same area of the stream.