Fishing at Bloods Pond, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  In Massachusetts, Bloods Pond belongs to Middlesex County. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. At roughly 6 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Middlesex County list. Hopkinton at 2.1 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Holliston, 3.3 miles, and Ashland, 3.5 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Bloods Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Middlesex County records list bluegill, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Bloods Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 25°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late March. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Bloods Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Braim Farm covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Echo Lake is 1.9 miles off. Signs at Bloods Pond carry more weight than any list.