Fishing at Thorndike Pond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Thorndike Pond lies in Cheshire County, in New Hampshire. It sits in pine and birch. Roughly 252 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The margin runs to about 3.8 miles in total. Few waters listed in Cheshire County are bigger. The closest town, Jaffrey, is 3.4 miles away. Manchester sits 32 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Thorndike Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Fish documented in Cheshire County include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and rainbow smelt. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Thorndike Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 20°F in January up to 67°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Thorndike Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Gilson Pond is 0.7 miles distant. What applies at Thorndike Pond may have changed since it was mapped.