Fishing near Belmont, Massachusetts

The Middlesex County town of Belmont sits in Massachusetts. Everything below is within a morning of the door. The list runs: Claypit Pond about 0.7 miles to the east, Mill Pond about 0.9 miles, Duck Pond about 1.0 miles to the west followed by Blacks Nook about 1.4 miles. On Fresh Pond the margins hold more than the middle, so start tight and stay tight. Frost takes hold properly in this part of the world. Colder years push everything back by a fortnight. Flat water is the rule round here. Bars and shallow humps are worth finding before you fish. Claypit Pond has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Ice generally clears near late March in an average year. Across Middlesex County, recorded fish include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and common carp. For a first trip out of Belmont, Claypit Pond is the obvious one to try....