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Badger Pond

Belmont, New Hampshire — NH Fish & Game Region 2 (Lakes Region).

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20Surface acres
11 ftMax depth
5 ftAverage depth
EutrophicTrophic class (NHDES)

Source: NH Fish & Game NH Freshwater Fishing Guide layer (2026; depth/area/trophic from NHDES).

Location & fast facts

Where Badger Pond is in New Hampshire

The red circle marks Badger Pond.

Fast facts

About Badger Pond

  • County: Belknap
  • Town: Belmont
  • Also called: Belmont
  • NH Fish & Game: Region 2 (Lakes Region)
  • Distance: about 17 mi from Concord, NH and 78 mi from Boston, straight-line (not driving distance)
  • Access (NHFG): No public boat access

Towns and counties: NHFG, NHDES and U.S. Census town boundaries (shore towns found by overlaying the lake outline).

Fishing in New Hampshire

  • 2026 fishing license: Resident $45 · Non-resident $63 · 1-day $10 / $15 NHFG
  • Kids: Under 16 fish free, no license needed NHFG
  • Free fishing days 2026: Sat Jan 17 & Sat Jun 6 (3rd Sat in Jan, 1st Sat in June) NH Digest
  • Lakes & ponds: Almost 1,000 public lakes and ponds NHDES
  • Buy a license: Online or at about 250 local license agents NHFG
  • Ice fishing: Most waters: ice-in to ice-out. Lake trout/salmon lakes: Jan 1–Mar 31, no keeping salmon. Trout ponds closed. Bob houses off by Apr 1 NH Digest
  • Regulations: 2026 NH Freshwater Fishing Digest

As of 2026-10-10. Check the official source before you go.

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Lake map

Badger Pond shoreline

1 mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the NH Access Sites data.

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 107204939), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: NH Access Sites to Public Waters (NH OPD / NHFG). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (43.4525, -71.4665). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Badger Pond. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Badger Pond

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Fishing seasons & limits

    Statewide general rules Badger Pond is not listed as a Lake Trout/Salmon Lake or Trout Pond in the 2026 Digest, so New Hampshire's general lake & pond rules apply.

    SpeciesSeason & limits (general rules)
    Black bassJan 1–May 14: 2/day · May 15–Jun 15: catch-and-release · Jun 16–Dec 31: 5/day
    TroutOpen water: 5 fish or 5 lb/day; through the ice: 2/day
    Perch, crappie, sunfish, horned poutNo closed season, 25/day each, 50 total
    Chain pickerelNo closed season, 10/day

    2026 NH Freshwater Fishing Digest: Lakes & Ponds General Rules · Lakes & Ponds with Special Rules

    Summary only. Check the current Digest before you fish. As of Oct 10, 2026.

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