Gillan Pond Fishing in Belknap County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Gillan Pond is one of the Belknap County listings for New Hampshire. It lies 646 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 43 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 1.2 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Gilmanton is the closest town at 4.7 miles. Beyond it, Gilford at 6.7 miles and Belmont at 7.1 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gillan Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name rainbow trout, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Gillan Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 18°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Gillan Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Part of this sits inside or beside Thompson Town Forest, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Manning Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Gillan Pond for certain.