Fishing Childs Bog in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Childs Bog sits within Cheshire County in New Hampshire. It sits at 1,398 feet above sea level. The water covers some 115 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 2.1 miles in total. Some 1.6 miles away sits Harrisville, the nearest settlement. It is 34 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Childs Bog

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Childs Bog repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 19°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about mid April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Childs Bog more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Silver Lake at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Childs Bog as something to verify.