Little Bear Brook Fishing near Pembroke, New Hampshire

• Overview

  New Hampshire holds Little Bear Brook, in Merrimack County. The setting is mixed forest. You are 3.9 miles from Pembroke. After that come Suncook at 4.2 miles and Epsom at 4.8 miles. Others worth noting: Old Pembroke Reservoir just 2.9 miles, Round Pond roughly 3.2 miles, Bear Hill Pond just 3.7 miles, Spruce Pond roughly 4.5 miles and Hall Mountain Marsh just 4.6 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Bear Brook

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. Where two currents meet, work the crease between them. Records held for Merrimack County cover rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, brown trout and rainbow smelt. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Little Bear Brook a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 20°F in January up to 69°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The quiet pools cap over in winter, the riffles never quite do, and early April clears the lot. From about early April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Little Bear Brook the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Old Pembroke Reservoir, 2.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Little Bear Brook before loading the car.