Fishing Dow Pond in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Dow Pond stands in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The coast is 28 miles away. The town to know is Epsom, 3.5 miles out. It is 16 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. Nearest other option: Pleasant Lake lies 1.2 miles on, Northwood Lake 2.4 miles away, Bixby Pond lies 3 miles on, Thurston Pond 3.4 miles away and Freeses Pond lies 3.4 miles on. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Dow Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Rockingham County names rainbow trout, largemouth bass and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Dow Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 20°F to 69°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Dow Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Hart Town Forest covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Pleasant Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Where Dow Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.