Lily Pond near Sandown: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lily Pond stands in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At roughly 13 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is low-lying compared with other New Hampshire water we list. Sandown lies 0.7 miles from the water. The big place round here is Manchester, 14 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Rockingham County names rainbow trout, largemouth bass and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Lily Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 70°F and January at 22°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Lily Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is not close: 0.9 miles from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Fremont Road Town Forest runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Hunt Pond sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Lily Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.