Fishing Beaver Pond in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Beaver Pond sits in Hillsborough County, out in New Hampshire. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Hillsborough County list holds plenty of bigger water. Greenfield lies 1 mile from the water. The big place round here is Manchester, 22 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Hillsborough County list rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout, smallmouth bass and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Beaver Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 68°F, the coldest about 20°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Beaver Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Hogback Pond, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Beaver Pond is worth confirming on the day.