Fishing Club Pond in Strafford County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  You will find Club Pond in Strafford County, New Hampshire. Land around it is lake country bush. It measures about 40 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.2 miles of margin, front to back. Some 1.2 miles away sits New Durham, the nearest settlement. Farmington is 5.3 miles and Strafford 7.7 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Club Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Strafford County: rainbow trout, brown trout and largemouth bass. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Club Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 68°F and January near 19°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Club Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Cooper Cedar Woods takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Downing Pond at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Club Pond should be assumed from this page alone.