Spofford Lake

NH · Cheshire

Stocked
732 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
6.2 miles of shoreline
New Hampshire fishing rules (Fish and Game)

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The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres: 732 acres
Shoreline: 6.2 miles of shoreline
County: Cheshire County
Last stocked: April 1, 2026
Species: Rainbow Trout

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
Rainbow Trout	1000	1+YR	04-01-2026

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Blacknose Dace, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Creek Chub, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Golden Shiner, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rosyface Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Tessellated Darter

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.