Kusumpe Pond Fishing Guide, Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Kusumpe Pond is set in Carroll County, New Hampshire. The ground round it is pine and birch. It runs to roughly 56 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Sandwich, 4.1 miles off. Moultonborough is 5.3 miles away, with Center Harbor at 5.6 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Kusumpe Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Carroll County include rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Kusumpe Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 17°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Kusumpe Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Jimmy Point Preserve covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Intervale Pond, 0.7 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Kusumpe Pond for certain.