Moose Pond in Coos County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Coos County entry here is Moose Pond, in New Hampshire. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Supplies mean a trip to Colebrook, 15 miles off. Coaticook follows at 21 miles, then Cookshire at 25 miles. Nearby alternatives: Middle Pond just 0.5 miles, Mud Pond at 1 mile, Back Lake just 1.9 miles, Hollow Brook at 3.9 miles and First Connecticut Lake just 4.5 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Moose Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Coos County records list rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt, Atlantic salmon and brook trout among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Moose Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 11°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Moose Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. The nearest recorded ramp is Moose Pond, 140 yards out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Middle Pond is 0.5 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Moose Pond.