Mud Pond Fishing Guide, Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  New Hampshire holds Mud Pond, in Coos County. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 6 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Coos County standards. Colebrook sits 19 miles from the bank. Coaticook is 25 miles and Cookshire 27 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Coos County include rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Mud Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 63°F on average, January about 10°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Mud Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is a slipway on the shore, 0.9 miles from the water we list. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. The water borders Brundage Forest, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Round Pond is 1.2 miles distant. Confirm access to Mud Pond locally before you travel.