Cummins Pond in Grafton County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The water sits 1,522 feet up. With some 135 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 2.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. It is among the larger waters listed here for Grafton County. The closest town, Lyme, is 7.5 miles distant. Further out sit Rumney (10 miles) and Orford (11 miles). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cummins Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Grafton County include rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, brown trout and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Cummins Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 16°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Cummins Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Mudgetts Pond, 1.4 miles out. None of that is settled for Cummins Pond in what we hold.