Cherry Pond Fishing Guide, Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Coos County, New Hampshire, is where Cherry Pond sits. It sits at 1,102 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 121 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Size puts it in the front rank of our Coos County list. Nearest town is Jefferson, 3.5 miles off. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 73 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Cherry Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Coos County list rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt and Atlantic salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Cherry Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 14°F for January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Cherry Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Little Cherry Pond, 0.9 miles out. The position on Cherry Pond is worth confirming on the day.