Gilson Pond Fishing Guide, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  You will find Gilson Pond in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Everything around it is mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Some 3.2 miles away sits Dublin, the nearest settlement. Manchester is the closest city, 32 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Gilson Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Cheshire County records list rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Gilson Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 67°F and January reads 20°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Gilson Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. The water borders Jewell Forest, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Thorndike Pond at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Rules at Gilson Pond are worth checking on the day.