Rand Pond, New Hampshire: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Sullivan County end of New Hampshire holds Rand Pond. It sits at 1,263 feet above sea level. With some 48 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.1 miles of margin, front to back. Newbury sits 3.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Manchester, 40 miles away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Rand Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Sullivan County names rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, Arctic charr, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Rand Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 18°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Rand Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Mountainview Lake, 2.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Rand Pond as something to verify.