Akers Pond is a reservoir in New Hampshire, near Coos County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Akers Pond covers 275.7 acres in Coos County, New Hampshire. The recorded maximum depth at the reservoir is 30 feet. The documented storage volume is about 1,805 acre-feet.
The verified 30-foot maximum gives the reservoir enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
At the reservoir, test several examples of the same feature before deciding a pattern is absent. A depth or cover type that produces twice is stronger evidence than one isolated bite.
Fish reported from the reservoir include brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch. Stocking also supports rainbow trout already reported from the reservoir. At this Akers fishery, stocking describes management activity at the reservoir; it does not guarantee those fish at every spot or on every trip.
Begin the largemouth search on the reservoir with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm. A small paddletail or crayfish imitation fits the open, rocky water used by smallmouth.
Bluegill in the reservoir are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in the reservoir are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.
On this 275.7-acre Akers basin, chain pickerel in the reservoir can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
Brown bullheads in the reservoir are best approached with a worm or small piece of cut bait on bottom.
For rainbow trout in the reservoir, use a small spoon, inline spinner, trout magnet or natural bait on light line. For Akers in Coos County, trout often move from shallow spring water toward cooler or deeper water in the reservoir as temperatures rise.
Spring at the reservoir favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over the reservoir, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on the reservoir become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.
Choose three different structural stops before changing sections on the reservoir. At this Akers fishery, compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of the reservoir.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles jigs, small crankbaits and live-bait rigs on the reservoir. A medium-heavy rod with 12- to 15-pound line covers bass jigs and bottom rigs at the reservoir.
Divide the reservoir into smaller sections and require a pattern to repeat before crossing the entire 275.7-acre water.
The 30-foot maximum is useful context, but active fish at the reservoir should be located by cover, forage, temperature and repeated bites.
The documented volume shows that the reservoir can hold fish well beyond its visible banks, especially near the original channel and deeper structural changes.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.