Baptist Pond Fishing in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Baptist Pond is one of the Sullivan County listings for New Hampshire. Land around it is pine and birch. Around 83 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 1.6 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Head to Springfield, 3.9 miles away, for anything you forgot. Grantham follows at 3.9 miles, then Sunapee at 4.4 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Baptist Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Sullivan County include rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and Arctic charr. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Baptist Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 18°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Baptist Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Ledge Pond at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Baptist Pond before loading the car.