Oliverian Pond Fishing near Haverhill, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Look for Oliverian Pond in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The surface lies 850 feet up. The water covers some 33 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 0.8 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. You are 7.1 miles from Haverhill. Woodsville is 12 miles away, with Woodstock at 12 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Oliverian Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Species logged across Grafton County include rainbow trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Oliverian Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Oliverian Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Wachipauka Pond at 1.5 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Oliverian Pond before loading the car.