Demeritt Pond Fishing Guide, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Demeritt Pond is listed under Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Everything around it is rolling bush. Small at around 14 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Northwood, is 1.6 miles away. Nottingham follows at 4.7 miles, then Barrington at 6.4 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Demeritt Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Rockingham County: rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout and bluegill. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Demeritt Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 21°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Demeritt Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The water borders School Lot Town Forest - South, so reserve rules are likely to apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Kenison Pond, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Demeritt Pond in what we hold.