Fishing near Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster is a Worcester County town in Massachusetts. The fishing starts where the built-up part ends. The list runs: Rockwell Pond 0.4 miles away to the west, Barrett Pond 0.8 miles away, Distributing Reservoir 1.4 miles away to the west and Lake Samoset 2.2 miles away. On Barrett Pond the old creek line under the surface is the feature to find. Most of these sit behind a wall. Look for the line where sand gives way to silt. Winter closes the surface for months. Break-up dates move about, so watch rather than book. Rockwell Pond sits nearest and covers some 10 acres. Rockwell Pond has mapped parking, which saves a long carry. Water round here typically opens up around early April. Across Worcester County, recorded fish include bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow bullhead. The run from Leominster to Rockwell Pond is the shortest of them all....