White Pond Fishing in Carroll County, New Hampshire

• Overview

  White Pond is one of the Carroll County waters in New Hampshire. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. With some 48 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. For supplies, Ossipee is 2 miles out. Further out sit Effingham (6.2 miles) and Tuftonboro (7.1 miles). The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on White Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Carroll County include rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. White Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 18°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. White Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The water borders Charles C. Norman Munroe Preserve, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Black Pond, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at White Pond may have changed since it was mapped.