Ledge Pond, New Hampshire: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. The bank is 1,312 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 121 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.6 miles in total. It ranks high for size among our Sullivan County listings. The nearest place of any size is Sunapee, 3.1 miles away. Beyond it, Grantham at 4.6 miles and Springfield at 5.2 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Ledge Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Sullivan County list rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, Arctic charr, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Ledge Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 18°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Ledge Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Ledge Pond takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Baptist Pond is 1.4 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Ledge Pond.