Abner Pond in Plymouth County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Land around it is rolling hill. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. White Island Shores sits 1.9 miles from the bank. The big place round here is New Bedford, 19 miles distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Abner Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill and swamp darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Abner Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 29°F in January. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Anyone fishing Abner Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Abner Pond runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Grassy Pond, 0.4 miles out. Treat Abner Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.