Dummer Ponds Fishing near Milan, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Dummer Ponds belongs to Coos County, New Hampshire. The setting is rolling bush. The water covers some 114 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 1.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is among the larger waters listed here for Coos County. Milan sits 9.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 57 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Dummer Ponds

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Coos County: rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Dummer Ponds the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 12°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Dummer Ponds runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Mud Pond, 0.6 miles away. Treat access at Dummer Ponds as something to verify.