Fishing Bullet Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Bullet Pond is set in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Elevation runs to 1,211 feet. It runs to roughly 34 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 1.2 miles of margin, front to back. The nearest town is Rindge, 2.2 miles away. Jaffrey lies 3 miles off, Peterborough another 6.6 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Bullet Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Cheshire County list rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Bullet Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 68°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Bullet Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. Perry Forest takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Grassy Pond at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Bullet Pond before loading the car.