Trout Pond Fishing near Antrim, New Hampshire

• Overview

  Look for Trout Pond in the Cheshire County part of New Hampshire. This is mixed forest country. At 15 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Cheshire County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Antrim, 7.9 miles off. It is 32 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Trout 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. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Cheshire County include rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Trout Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 67°F in July and bottom out at 19°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Trout Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Part of this sits inside or beside Pierce Wildlife & Forest Reservation, so read the notices. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Pickerel Creek Pond, 0.9 miles out. Treat access at Trout Pond as something to verify.