Chalk Pond Fishing in Strafford County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Chalk Pond lies within the bounds of Strafford County, New Hampshire. The bank is 883 feet above sea level. With some 53 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, New Durham, is 2.9 miles away. For a city, Manchester is 37 miles off. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Chalk Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Strafford County include rainbow trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, rainbow smelt and smallmouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Chalk Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 19°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Chalk Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The water borders Birch Ridge Community Forest, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Marchs Pond is 0.5 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Chalk Pond for certain.