Butterfield Pond, New Hampshire: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Butterfield Pond in the Sullivan County part of New Hampshire. It sits at 1,368 feet above sea level. Small at around 14 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sullivan County. Springfield lies 3.4 miles from the water. Wilmot is 3.6 miles and New London 5.1 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Butterfield Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Sullivan County include rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, Arctic charr, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Butterfield Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Butterfield Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Piper Pond, 0.5 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Butterfield Pond for certain.