Fishing Lower Baker Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Lower Baker Pond falls in Grafton County, part of New Hampshire. The surface lies 906 feet up. Roughly 120 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 1.7 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Size puts it in the front rank of our Grafton County list. For a base, Orford sits 8.3 miles out. Further out sit Rumney (10 miles) and Haverhill (11 miles). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lower Baker Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Grafton County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, brown trout and largemouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Take Lower Baker Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 16°F in January and 66°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Lower Baker Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Lower Baker Pond Boat Access sits about half a mile away and carries the launch. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Upper Baker Pond is 1.5 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Lower Baker Pond.