Fishing Duck Pond in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Within Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, you have Duck Pond. The sea is 33 miles distant. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Hillsborough County list. 2.5 miles away sits Litchfield, the nearest town. Manchester sits 12 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Hillsborough County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout, smallmouth bass and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Duck Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 70°F and January near 22°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. On average, early April opens the water and late December closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Duck Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Naticook Boat Ramp sits about half a mile away and carries the launch. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Wasserman Conservation Area takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Greens Pond sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Duck Pond.