Broad Cove Fishing in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Broad Cove is a Plymouth County water, Massachusetts side. Everything around it is rolling hill. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Ground here is low by Massachusetts standards. Hingham lies 0.6 miles from the water. It is 9.9 miles to South Boston, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Broad Cove

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Plymouth County: tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Broad Cove for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 28°F to 72°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. 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. The season on Broad Cove rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. This sits inside Broad Cove Park, so read the reserve notices first. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Brewer Pond is 1.8 miles distant. Ask locally about Broad Cove if anything is unclear.