Goose Pond Fishing near Enfield, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Goose Pond sits in Grafton County, out in New Hampshire. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Surface area runs to roughly 622 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The perimeter runs near 6.3 miles, so plan the walk before you start. Size puts it in the front rank of our Grafton County list. Supplies mean a trip to Enfield, 5 miles off. Manchester sits 58 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Goose Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Across Grafton County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, brown trout and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Goose Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 17°F to 67°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Goose Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Little Goose Pond, 1.7 miles away. For Goose Pond in particular, ask before you travel.