Grist Mill Pond Fishing in Grafton County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  You will find Grist Mill Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The water sits 577 feet up. Small at around 20 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ashland is the closest town at 0.1 miles. Holderness lies 3.3 miles off, Plymouth another 5.2 miles. Within a short drive: Webster Pond 1.7 miles away, Little Squam Lake out at 2.2 miles, Jackson Pond 2.4 miles away, Sky Pond out at 2.9 miles and Winona Lake 3.2 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Grist Mill Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Grafton County records list rainbow trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Grist Mill Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 17°F in January up to 67°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Grist Mill Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. You can leave the car about 130 yards from the water. Scribner-Fellows State Forest covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Webster Pond is 1.7 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Grist Mill Pond for certain.