Adder Pond near Andover: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Adder Pond is a Merrimack County water, New Hampshire side. Height above sea level is 630 feet. Roughly 27 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Supplies mean a trip to Andover, 0.9 miles off. Wilmot is 5.3 miles and Danbury 6.1 miles. Close neighbours run: 0.6 miles out stands Elbow Pond, Horseshoe Pond some 1 mile off, 1.1 miles out stands Mud Pond, Cold Pond some 2.1 miles off and 2.4 miles out stands Bradley Lake. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Adder Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Merrimack County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Adder Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 68°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Adder Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Part of this sits inside or beside Ragged Mountain State Forest, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Elbow Pond, 0.6 miles out. Treat access at Adder Pond as something to verify.