Perch Pond Fishing in Grafton County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Set in Grafton County, Perch Pond is a New Hampshire water. The surface lies 1,024 feet up. At about 45 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.2 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Holderness sits 4.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Plymouth is 5.7 miles and Ashland 7.5 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Perch 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. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Records held for Grafton County cover rainbow trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, brown trout and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The near bank of Perch Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 17°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Perch Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Little Perch Pond is 0.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Perch Pond in what we hold.