Fishing Crowcroft Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Set in Cheshire County, Crowcroft Pond is a New Hampshire water. Elevation runs to 1,161 feet. It measures about 64 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.6 miles of margin, front to back. Rindge at 0.7 miles is the nearest place to stop. Jaffrey is 4.3 miles and Winchendon 5.3 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Crowcroft Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Across Cheshire County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Crowcroft Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 20°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Crowcroft Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. This sits inside Betsy Fosket Wildlife Sanctuary, so read the reserve notices first. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Emerson Pond, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Crowcroft Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.