Fishing Intervale Pond in Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Intervale Pond sits within Carroll County in New Hampshire. The bank is 574 feet above sea level. The water covers some 44 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 1.0 miles in total. Sandwich sits 4.8 miles from the bank. It is 55 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Intervale Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Carroll County include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Atlantic salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Intervale Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 67°F and January near 17°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Intervale Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Oliver Butterworth Natural Area covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Kusumpe Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. For Intervale Pond in particular, ask before you travel.