Fishing near Thornton in Grafton County, NH

4.07 Rating based on 22 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Chain Pickerel, Brook Trout, Yellow Perch
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 74
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 41
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Thornton Fishing Photos

Rainbows & plenty of view 4 you near Thornton

Rainbows & plenty of view 4 you

right off of exit 31 (93) and there is parking at the small fire station.Man all i can say that here is one place you dont want to pass up. clear water, pools, calm/current strips
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Ayers Island Dam near Thornton

Ayers Island Dam

Pemigewasset River in Bristol, NH
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I want to fly away! near Thornton

I want to fly away!

Here's a wonderful view of Campton Pond in Campton NH.
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Paradise Falls near Thornton

Paradise Falls

Here's a shot of Paradise Falls which is fed by the Lost River in Woodstock, NH.
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Thornton fishing photo 4

The Mad River in Upper Campton Village, New Hampshire
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Let it snow! near Thornton

Let it snow!

Here's a glimpse of the Beebe River after snowfall!
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Top Fishing Spots near Thornton

"pemi"
"pemi"

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 13960

Peaked Hill Pond
Peaked Hill Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
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Campton Pond
Campton Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
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Lost River
Lost River

Avg. Rating: 2
# Reviews: 1
Views: 2977

Upper Greely Pond
Upper Greely Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 992

Middle Hall Pond
Middle Hall Pond

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Thornton Area Fish Species

Recent Thornton Fishing Reports

Shadow Lake Rainbows Fishing Report Jul 26, 2015

Shadow Lake Rainbows

Shadow Lake, Lincoln, NH -

I'm back from my trip to New Hampshire, and my trip was full of trout. I'll post two to separate the fishing I did: brookies and rainbows. I ...

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 6 Views:
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First Brookies on the Pemigewasset River Fishing Report Jul 26, 2015

First Brookies on the Pemigewasset River

Pemigewasset River, New Hampshire -

Although I caught a lot of rainbows during my trip to Lincoln, my main focus had been on brookies, a trout I had never caught before. The river ran di...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Perfect day on Squam Lake Fishing Report Jun 30, 2010

Perfect day on Squam Lake

Squam lake, NH -

Spent all day on the northern end of the lake, caught largies, smallies and a nice pickerel....

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Great Day on Squam Lake , NH Fishing Report Jul 03, 2010

Great Day on Squam Lake , NH

Squam Lake, NH -

Fished from 5:30am til 2 pm. Beautifully clear water, lots of fish (smallies(8), largies (5) and pickerel (1)) Tried some deep holes, mainly fished R...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Squam Lake Fishing Report Aug 31, 2011

Squam Lake

Squam Lake, NH -

Launched at the Squam Lakes Association launch in Pipers cove with my wife and 2 other friends.

We caught a few blue gills along the way while ...

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Work  Fishing Report Jun 12, 2012

Work

Squam Lkae N.H. -

Went to work wknd again this year with my Buddy DaveP and of course we went a few days early and brought the kayaks.Got to camp Weds May 30th 7:30 a.m...

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Baits and Tackle used near Thornton

Check Prices

  • Wacky 4 inch senkos
  • pitchin a worm
  • wacky rig senko
  • wacky rigged senko & spinnerbait when windy
  • wacky rig senko & jigs
  • wacky rig senko in various colors.
  • drop shot
  • drop shot rig
  • jerk bait
  • drop shot powerbait smelt

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Drop Shot, and Shakeyhead all between 15"-12"
  • Shakey Head - a 1lber and two 10"ers
  • Dropshot
  • Shakeyhead, and Dropshot. Between a 24" 3lb fatty to 12"
  • Dropshot and in the 7" range
  • All on the Dropshot 1lb 15oz, 1-3/4lb, 1-1/2lb, 1-1/4lb, and 1 just over a lb
  • Dropshot, and C-Rig
    4 Keepers, and 2 Shorts
  • 3 Keepers
    1.47lbs, 1lb 2oz, and 3/4lbs

    Also 2 shorts
  • Dropshot - Too many of these suckers

Minnow Check Prices

  • Dead
  • 15 feet off ground
  • Shiners and nightcrawlers. Normally don't use live bait, it's so boring to me. I was teaching my girlfriend how to bobber fish in the hopes that she would embrace my hobby. Didn't work. Oh well.

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Mostly J7 and J9 rapalas both in Black and Neon Orange
  • Popper and around 7"
  • reble pop r
  • Scum Frog black hollow body
  • hollow body

Lizard Check Prices

  • Gr pumpkin dipped tail

Jigs Check Prices

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • wacky rigged senko

    smallies and larrys

Crankbait Check Prices

  • chrome crankbait

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • shakey head
  • jig, fluke,worm,crankbait

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • just regular old dillies did the trick here.
  • Sinker above a barrel swivel. Then powerbait to help lift the hook off the bottom. Nightcrawler on the hook.
  • same setup as the bass
  • Drop a nightcrawler in the fast water and just wait a min. They will bite

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • 3-5' jerk bait
  • deep diveing jerk bait

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • FishSeeUV panther martin inline spinner.
  • Gold panther marlin
  • Joe's Flies spinner
  • Gold teardrop panther marlin

Dry Fly Check Prices

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • brass dotted harry lure

Topwater Bait (Popper, Plug) Check Prices

  • zara spook
  • Green with black spots jitter bug

Worm Check Prices

  • Yum Watermelon red flak texas rigged weightless
  • Fished plastic worms around structures for smallies and large weedless spoon in weeds for pickerel.
  • Dropshot - 1-1/4lb and a 11"er
  • 5" Green tailed YUM worm
  • Black Gary Yamamotto Worm, hooked weedless
  • Yamamotto

Grub Check Prices

  • Brown curly tailed w/ blue flak weightless
  • Brown curly tailed w/ blue flake weightless
  • Bass Pro Brown with blue flake curly tailed grub

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • Trout magnet 1/64 ounce jig with a white split-tail grub.

Other Check Prices

  • Squid

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