Fishing Fletcher Pond in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  You will find Fletcher Pond in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. The land about it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 15 acres — small enough to read in one session. Compared with other New Hampshire water on our list, it sits high. Lempster is the closest place, 5.3 miles off. The nearest city of size is Manchester, 36 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Fletcher Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Sullivan County: rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, Arctic charr and largemouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Fletcher Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 66°F in July and bottom out at 18°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Fletcher Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The water borders Washington Town Forest (New Road Lot), so expect the reserve rules to apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Frog Pond, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Fletcher Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.