Little Clark Pond Fishing near Lyme, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Out in Grafton County, New Hampshire, sits Little Clark Pond. The surface lies 1,043 feet up. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For a base, Lyme sits 6.4 miles out. Further out sit Enfield (7.9 miles) and Hanover (11 miles). Also worth knowing: Clark Pond at 0.7 miles, Goose Pond sits 2.9 miles out, Reservoir Pond at 3.4 miles, Lary Pond sits 4 miles out and Cummins Pond at 4 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Clark Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Grafton County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Little Clark Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 67°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Clark Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Clark Pond, 0.7 miles away. Treat access at Little Clark Pond as something to verify.