Mud Pond in Merrimack County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Mud Pond in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Elevation runs to 1,102 feet. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Merrimack County list. Start from Andover, 1.1 miles down the road. Then Wilmot, 4.2 miles, and Danbury, 5.3 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Merrimack County names rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Mud Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 18°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Mud Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Cold Pond is 1 mile distant. Signs at Mud Pond carry more weight than any list.