May Pond is a lake in New Hampshire, near Sullivan County.
May Pond covers 151.8 acres in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. At this May fishery, the recorded maximum depth at the pond is 25 feet. The documented storage volume is about 950 acre-feet.
On this 151.8-acre May basin, the verified 25-foot maximum gives the pond enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
For May in Sullivan County, fish reported from the pond include bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch.
At this May fishery, when largemouth bass hold tight to cover on the pond, a compact jig or weedless worm is more useful than repeated open-water casts.
On this 151.8-acre May basin, bluegill in the pond are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. For May in Sullivan County, yellow perch in the pond are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.
For pickerel at this May fishery, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
On this 151.8-acre May basin, choose three different structural stops before changing sections on the pond. For May in Sullivan County, compare vegetation, shade and firm-bottom changes around the pond before searching open water.
At this May fishery, spring at the pond favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. On this 151.8-acre May basin, once summer heat settles over the pond, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. For May in Sullivan County, windblown points on the pond become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.
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