Mud Pond Fishing near Colebrook, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Mud Pond is a Coos County water, in New Hampshire. It sits at 2,260 feet above sea level. With some 41 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 0.9 miles, and most of it is walkable. Compared with other New Hampshire water on our list, it sits high. The nearest town is Colebrook, 9.4 miles away. Sherbrooke sits 45 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Open biodiversity records for Coos County list 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. On Mud Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 11°F in January up to 63°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Mud Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Nathan Pond, 1.6 miles out. The position on Mud Pond is worth confirming on the day.