Powwow Pond, New Hampshire: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Powwow Pond falls in Rockingham County, part of New Hampshire. Height above sea level is 115 feet. The shoreline runs about 4.4 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Rockingham County. Supplies mean a trip to East Kingston, 1.2 miles off. Manchester sits 22 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Powwow Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Rockingham County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Powwow Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 24°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late March. Expect the water usable from around late March until roughly late December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Powwow Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Powwow River Conservation Area covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Great Pond, 1.4 miles away. Check the position at Powwow Pond before loading the car.