Common Pond, New Hampshire: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Common Pond in the Hillsborough County part of New Hampshire. The bank gives way to rolling bush. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Hillsborough County list holds plenty of bigger water. Litchfield lies 2.7 miles from the water. East Merrimack is 3.9 miles and Londonderry 4 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Common Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Hillsborough County names rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout, smallmouth bass and bluegill. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Common Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 71°F on average, January about 22°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Common Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Bixby Meadow covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Darrah Pond is 0.7 miles off. Nothing on Common Pond should be assumed from this page alone.