Fishing Bare Hill Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Bare Hill Pond sits in Worcester County, out in Massachusetts. It lies 341 feet above sea level. Roughly 311 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Shoreline length is close to 4.8 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. It is among the larger waters listed here for Worcester County. Nearest place of any size is Harvard, 1.1 miles away. After that come Boxborough at 3.5 miles and Bolton at 3.9 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Bare Hill Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish documented in Worcester County include bluegill, chain pickerel and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Bare Hill Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 23°F in January up to 70°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Bare Hill Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. A toilet block sits 0.9 miles away. This sits inside Greenough Reserve, so read the reserve notices first. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Horse Meadows Reservoir sits 2.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Bare Hill Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.