Hutchins Pond in Carroll County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Hutchins Pond in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Salt water lies 38 miles off. About 14 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Carroll County. Ossipee sits 3.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Effingham is 4.5 miles away, with Freedom at 6.5 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Hutchins Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Records held for Carroll County cover rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Hutchins Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 18°F at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Hutchins Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Pine River State Forest covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. White Pond sits 2 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Hutchins Pond before loading the car.