Flag Pond near Littleton: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Flag Pond is set in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The bank gives way to mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 6 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Grafton County list. Nearest town is Littleton, 6.5 miles off. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 76 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Flag 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. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Grafton County list rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and brown trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Flag Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 15°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Flag Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Partridge Lake is 0.9 miles off. The position on Flag Pond is worth confirming on the day.