Fishing at Moores Pond, Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  This water sits in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Around the bank it is rolling bush. At about 43 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Supplies mean a trip to Tamworth, 3.2 miles off. Manchester is the closest city, 61 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Moores Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Moores Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 18°F in January and 68°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Moores Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Silver Lake is 1.5 miles off. For Moores Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.