Pecker Pond Fishing near Rindge, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Pecker Pond is a Cheshire County water, New Hampshire side. The water sits 1,211 feet up. With some 25 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The closest town, Rindge, is 3.4 miles distant. Beyond it, Winchendon at 4.5 miles and New Ipswich at 6 miles. In the same area: Divol Pond out at 1.3 miles, Lake Monomonac (1.7 miles), Wallace Pond out at 2.1 miles, Island Pond (2.2 miles) and Lake Watatic out at 2.4 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Pecker Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Cheshire County list rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Pecker Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 20°F in January and 67°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Pecker Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Ashburnham State Forest takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Divol Pond is 1.3 miles off. What applies at Pecker Pond may have changed since it was mapped.