NH Fish Finder - Balch Pond Details

Name:

Balch Pond

County:

Carroll County

Acreage:

704

Public Fishing:

Yes

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Species:

Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Calico Bass(Black Crappie)
Chain Pickerel
Yellow Perch
Brown Bullhead
Pumpkinseed

Mean Depth:

10'

Max Depth:

46'

Location Details:

Although there are a few access points where the public can shore fish or launch a boat no bigger than they can carry, there is a trailor boat launch, but with a fee.

Balch has both warm water and cold water game fish in the lake including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black crappie, pickerel, horned pout, and yellow perch. Fishing tournaments and derbies are common - three to five events a year. You can launch at Dick's Marina for a fee ($5 to launch, $5 to park). There are no public launches or state owned access sites. Most access to Balch is private.

Located on the Maine/NH border, Balch pond is governed by special interstate water regulations, available wherever NH fishing licenses are sold. Balch Pond has excellent fisheries for Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie and Pickerel. Pickerel fishing begins in spring as soon as the water warms and is also excellent in winter for ice-fishing. The shoreline is moderately developed. Average ice-out is May 1st. The pond consists of numerous coves, islands, ledges, docks, shoreline riprap.

Website:

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/balch_wakefield.pdf

Wiki Excerpt:

Stump Pond (also known as Balch Pond) is a 571-acre (2.31�km2)[1] water body located on the New Hampshire-Maine border, in the towns of Wakefield, New Hampshire and Acton and Newfield, Maine. The water body is known as Stump Pond in New Hampshire and Balch Pond in Maine. Water flows from the eastern end of Balch Pond into the Little Ossipee River, a tributary of the Saco River.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stump Pond (Balch Pond)

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Last review was on 05/10/11 09:47 PM by ftmbasshunter

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-70.9842109680176, 43.6147024586957

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