Mountain Pond in Carroll County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mountain Pond is one of the Carroll County waters in New Hampshire. The water sits 1,509 feet up. It measures about 81 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is high ground by New Hampshire standards. North Conway sits 8.5 miles from the bank. Lovell follows at 9.4 miles, then Fryeburg at 12 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Carroll County list 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. On Mountain Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 16°F in January up to 66°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Mountain Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Province Pond, 3 miles away. What applies at Mountain Pond may have changed since it was mapped.