Fishing at Robbins Pond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Robbins Pond lies within the bounds of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The surface lies 1,040 feet up. Surface area is around 43 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 1.1 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Winchendon is the closest town at 2.2 miles. Then Rindge, 3.2 miles, and Fitzwilliam, 6.3 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Robbins Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Cheshire County: rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Robbins Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 20°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Robbins Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Rindge Town Forest 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. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Damon Reservoirs sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Robbins Pond carry more weight than any list.