Fishing Page Pond in Coos County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Page Pond lies in Coos County, in New Hampshire. Height above sea level is 2,244 feet. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New Hampshire listings. Supplies mean a trip to Berlin, 3.7 miles off. Sherbrooke is the closest city, 76 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Page Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Coos County list rainbow trout, brown trout, rainbow smelt, Atlantic salmon and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Page Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 14°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Page Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Bald Cap Forest takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Dream Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Rules at Page Pond are worth checking on the day.