Fishing Ayers Pond in Strafford County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Ayers Pond is a Strafford County water, New Hampshire side. Around the bank it is rolling bush. At about 234 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The margin runs to about 3.3 miles in total. It ranks high for size among our Strafford County listings. Nearest town is Barrington, 2.2 miles off. Then Rochester, 4.9 miles, and Northwood, 6.8 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Ayers Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Reported across Strafford County: rainbow trout, brown trout and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Ayers Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 21°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Ayers Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Scruton Pond sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Ayers Pond should be assumed from this page alone.