Hanno Pond in Grafton County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Hanno Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It stands 571 feet above sea level. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Grafton County list. Woodsville lies 8.5 miles from the water. Sherbrooke sits 81 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Hanno Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Grafton County include rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Hanno Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 15°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Hanno Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. This sits inside Ammonoosuc River Wildlife Management Area, so read the reserve notices first. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Pearl Lake is 2.1 miles off. None of that is settled for Hanno Pond in what we hold.