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

• Overview

  Look for Mountain Pond in the Cheshire County part of New Hampshire. Around the bank it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 22 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Head to New Ipswich, 3.7 miles away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Rindge (4.2 miles) and Greenville (6 miles). It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public occurrence data for Cheshire County names rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Mountain Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 20°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Mountain Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This sits inside Mountain Pond Forest, so read the reserve notices first. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Stump Pond is 0.5 miles off. Signs at Mountain Pond carry more weight than any list.