Fishing at Topside Pond, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  In New Hampshire, Topside Pond falls inside Hillsborough County. The surroundings are pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hillsborough County. Head to Peterborough, 3.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Temple is 4 miles and Greenfield 5.5 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Topside Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Hillsborough County: rainbow trout, largemouth bass and brown trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Topside Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 20°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Topside Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. The water borders Joanne Bird Kane Land, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Cunningham Pond, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Topside Pond if anything is unclear.