Mud Pond near Greenfield: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Mud Pond is one of the Hillsborough County waters in New Hampshire. The ground round it is pine and birch. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Hillsborough County standards. Greenfield is the closest town at 0.6 miles. Then Francestown, 4.3 miles, and Antrim, 6.2 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Hillsborough County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout and smallmouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Mud Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 20°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Mud Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. Emma Gipson Forest takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Hogback Pond at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Mud Pond as something to verify.