Cub Pond in Rockingham County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Cub Pond stands in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The bank gives way to pine and birch. It runs to roughly 59 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. It lies lower than most water we list in New Hampshire. Supplies mean a trip to Danville, 1.4 miles off. Sandown is 1.9 miles away, with Hampstead at 3.7 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cub Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Rockingham County list rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Cub Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 23°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Cub Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. This sits inside Town Conservation Land, so read the reserve notices first. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Punch Pond, 0.4 miles out. Where Cub Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.