Guinea Pond Fishing in Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Guinea Pond sits in Carroll County, out in New Hampshire. The surface lies 1,440 feet up. About 13 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Carroll County list. Nearest place of any size is Sandwich, 6.3 miles away. It is 60 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Guinea Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Carroll County include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Guinea Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 17°F for January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Guinea Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Kiah Pond at 1.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Guinea Pond as something to verify.