Fishing Heath Pond in Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Heath Pond stands in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Everything around it is pine and birch. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Carroll County are larger. Freedom lies 4.9 miles from the water. Ossipee is 5.8 miles and Effingham 5.8 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Heath Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Heath Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 69°F and January reads 18°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Heath Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Ossipee Lake, 1.9 miles away. Confirm before you fish Heath Pond.