Fishing Clarksville Pond in Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Clarksville Pond sits in Coos County, out in New Hampshire. It lies 2,028 feet above sea level. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New Hampshire listings. Colebrook lies 8.9 miles from the water. For a city, Sherbrooke is 37 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Clarksville Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Coos County records list rainbow trout, brown trout and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Clarksville Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 64°F, with January the cold end at about 11°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Clarksville Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Ladd Pond is 3.7 miles distant. Ask locally about Clarksville Pond if anything is unclear.