Fishing Conner Pond in Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  New Hampshire holds Conner Pond, in Carroll County. The surface lies 899 feet up. At about 85 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.4 miles of margin, front to back. The town to know is Tuftonboro, 5.7 miles out. After that come Tamworth at 5.9 miles and Moultonborough at 8.3 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Conner 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. Across Carroll County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Conner Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Conner Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Moody Pond, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Conner Pond is worth confirming on the day.