Winnicut Mills Pond, New Hampshire: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Winnicut Mills Pond in the Rockingham County part of New Hampshire. The sea is 6.1 miles distant. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Our Rockingham County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Greenland, 2.7 miles off. North Hampton lies 3.2 miles off, Stratham Station another 3.3 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Winnicut Mills Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Rockingham County include rainbow trout, largemouth bass, brown trout and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Winnicut Mills Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 24°F in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Winnicut Mills Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Knowles Pond, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Winnicut Mills Pond in what we hold.