I cant name them off the top of my head but, there are bodies of water in NH that are open year round for rainbows. One of them being the merrimack river. If you got to the F&G web site you can look at the list of open year round trout fisheries. This should keep anyone happy until april 1st.
On a side note I just read that they changed the regs in Nubanusit lake they put some landlocks in there so be careful if you catch a "trout" through the ice.

The fish are trying to spawn in the fall, both salmon and lakers. (whether the spawning is successful or not is besides the point) The fish, especially the large ones, are concentrated into only a couple small areas of the lake. It is too easy to exploit them at this time. It wouldn't be fair to target them when they are the most vulnerable.

Yes i realize that catch and release would be excercised but i don't care how careful you are there is no need to be stressing ot a 5lb female salmon when she is full of spawn and weak. Nor would it be fair to hit the banks and play with the 6-20lb spawning lake trout when they are just trying to spawn.

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/year_round_trout_ponds.htm

this is a good size list
hope this helps!

Well said Adrien !

Glen

If you really want to keep fishing this time of year for LL and Lake trout you can still go to Champlain.
But isn't the seasonal thing what it is all about??? Without a beginning and an end what would an opener be all about?
We all live in New England because we love the four seasons....

Good point Bob but I guess some people want it all regardless of the long term effect.
Cal

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If you really want to keep fishing this time of year for LL and Lake trout you can still go to Champlain.
But isn't the seasonal thing what it is all about??? Without a beginning and an end what would an opener be all about?
We all live in New England because we love the four seasons....

...and I want a pony...and a new car...and a third home...

We need to balance what we want with what nature can sustain. Good fisherman need to consider being good conservationists too.

Merry Christmas everyone...now about that pony...

Eric

This is the best I could do on short notice
Santa

Gus, thats hilarious!

-Eric

I can understand the salmon and not catch them but I think their is an overpopulated lake trout fishery on winni and don't see why we couldn't have a slot limit caught alot of lakers this season 2.5 to 3.5 lbs one right after anotherand also have catch and releaseup to ice in . just my 2 cents . "reel in it " also without having any ice and not being able to fish for the lakers during the winter when alot of lakers are keep their numbers are getting bigger year after year.

Not sure if it was discussed on this question, I just spoke with a guy that said he could fish for Lakers next week from shore or from a boat. I told him I thought it had to be through the ice ????? He insisted that he's seen people Laker fishing from boats on Winnisquam in January before.

Not that I would ever take my boat up now, but just a question for those that might ??

Johh S.