Fishing at Cedar Pond, Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  The Worcester County entry here is Cedar Pond, in Massachusetts. The setting is rolling bush. You are looking at roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Size puts it in the front rank of our Worcester County list. The closest town, Sturbridge, is 1.1 miles away. Worcester sits 17 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Worcester County records list bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow bullhead among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Cedar Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 69°F and January near 23°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Cedar Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Part of this sits inside or beside Herve and Mary Jane Gaumond Memorial Sanctuary, so read the notices. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Pistol Pond, 1.1 miles out. Check the position at Cedar Pond before loading the car.