Taggart Meadows in Cheshire County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Taggart Meadows in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The surface lies 1,027 feet up. It covers about 19 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The nearest place of any size is Fitzwilliam, 3.1 miles away. Rindge follows at 3.9 miles, then Jaffrey at 4.2 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Taggart Meadows

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Taggart Meadows as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 19°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Taggart Meadows the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Pearly Lake Wildlife Management Area covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Pearly Lake is 0.9 miles off. Where Taggart Meadows is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.