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Little Dummer Pond

Dummer, New Hampshire — NH Fish & Game Region 1 (North Country). Listed as a Trout Pond in the 2026 Fishing Digest.

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31Surface acres
32 ftMax depth
13 ftAverage depth
MesotrophicTrophic class (NHDES)
ColdwaterFishery type

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

Location & fast facts

Where Little Dummer Pond is in New Hampshire

The red circle marks Little Dummer Pond.

Fast facts

About Little Dummer Pond

  • County: Coos
  • Town: Dummer
  • Part of: mapped by USGS as one outline with Big Dummer Pond
  • Watershed: Androscoggin River basin (NHDES)
  • Type: Natural lake or pond (NHDES)
  • NH Fish & Game: Region 1 (North Country)
  • Distance: about 104 mi from Concord, NH and 162 mi from Boston, straight-line (not driving distance)
  • Getting there (NHFG): Rt 16 to Dummer Pond Rd
  • Access (NHFG): seasonal private road subject to closure; remote

Towns and counties: NHFG, NHDES and U.S. Census town boundaries.

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: Closed here: Little Dummer Pond is a designated trout pond, and trout ponds are closed to ice fishing. Bob houses off all ice by Apr 1 NH Digest
  • Regulations: 2026 NH Freshwater Fishing Digest

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

Lake map

Little Dummer Pond shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Little Dummer Pond (This water)11 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

This water
  1. 1Little Dummer Pond
    This water · Dummer

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 118182000), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: NH Access Sites to Public Waters (NH OPD / NHFG). The outline is the one USGS maps for Big Dummer Pond; the red marker shows where NHFG places Little Dummer Pond. 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 (44.6941, -71.2861). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Little Dummer 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 Little Dummer 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.

    Fish you can catch

    Brook trout ★Brown trout ★

    ★ = stocked in 2026. Species list from NHFG Fishing Guide codes: EBT (names decoded by us; NHFG does not publish the legend with the layer). NHFG fishery type: Coldwater.

    NHFG NH Freshwater Fishing Guide layer

    2026 stocking

    2 stocking trips in 2026, 750 fish in total.

    DateSpeciesFishLbsHatchery
    May 7, 2026Brook trout (1+ yr)500102Berlin
    May 7, 2026Brown trout (1+ yr)25063Berlin

    NHFG Fish Stocking (2026) feature service · NHFG stocking report

    Pulled Oct 10, 2026.

    Seasons & rules for Little Dummer Pond

    The 2026 NH Freshwater Fishing Digest lists Little Dummer Pond as a Trout Pond.

    ❄ Winter

    • Closed to all fishing until the 4th Saturday in April (Apr 25, 2026)
    • Trout ponds are closed to ice fishing

    🌱 Opens Apr 25 (4th Sat in April)

    • Open to all species
    • Trout: 5 fish or 5 lb/day combined, whichever comes first
    • No live fish or fish eggs as bait (salmon eggs allowed)

    ☀ Summer

    • Open to all species

    🍂 Fall

    • Closed to salmon from Oct 1
    • Closed to all species Oct 16 until the 4th Saturday in April

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

    Summary only; other species follow the general rules. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Invasive species

    None documented NHDES lists no known invasive species in Little Dummer Pond.

    Clean, Drain, Dry is NH law. Drain your boat, live wells, bilges and gear when you leave any water, travel with drain plugs out (RSA 487:16-d), and don't carry plants or weeds on your boat, trailer or vehicle (RSA 487:16-c). NH LAKES Lake Host.

    NHDES Lake Information Mapper · RSA 487:16-d · RSA 487:16-c

    As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Safe to swim?

    Toxic algae (cyanobacteria): NHDES statusChecking NHDES…
    Live from the NHDES Healthy Swimming Mapper. NHDES issues warnings May 15–Oct 15.
    Beach bacteria testingNot state-tested
    NHDES: Does not participate in NHDES' Public Beach Inspection Program.

    Check before you swim: the NHDES Healthy Swimming Mapper is updated daily. If you see a bloom, stay out of the water, keep pets out, and report it to NHDES.

    Water quality

    Trophic classMesotrophic (moderate nutrients)
    Water quality classClass B (NH surface water classification)
    NHDES lake surveys1992
    Fish consumptionNHDES mercury report for Little Dummer Pond

    NHDES Lake Information Mapper

    Contact & official info

    Lakes & ponds nearby

    Straight-line distance between lake centers. All New Hampshire lakes & ponds · All waters in Dummer