Gentian Pond Fishing in Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Gentian Pond stands in Coos County, New Hampshire. The surface lies 2,162 feet up. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Coos County. Some 5.7 miles away sits Berlin, the nearest settlement. It is 77 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Gentian Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Coos County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Gentian Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 14°F in January up to 64°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Gentian Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Upper Gentian Pond at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Gentian Pond in what we hold.