Little Perch Pond near Holderness: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Little Perch Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The land about it is rolling bush. Small at around 20 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Holderness sits 4.4 miles from the bank. It is 56 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Perch Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public occurrence data for Grafton County names rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and brown trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Little Perch Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Little Perch Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Perch Pond at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Signs at Little Perch Pond carry more weight than any list.