Judd Pond Fishing Guide, Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  New Hampshire holds Judd Pond, in Coos County. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Coos County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Colebrook, 17 miles away. It is 43 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Judd Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Judd Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 63°F and January reads 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Judd Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Carr Pond is 5.3 miles distant. What applies at Judd Pond may have changed since it was mapped.