Lily Pond Fishing near Keene, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Lily Pond falls in Cheshire County, part of New Hampshire. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Small at around 6 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Cheshire County standards. Head to Keene, 6.3 miles away, for anything you forgot. Westmoreland is 8.3 miles and Alstead 9.1 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Lily Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 68°F and January near 19°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Lily Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Surry Mountain Lake, 1.8 miles away. None of that is settled for Lily Pond in what we hold.