Fishing at Cold Bottom Pond, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Look for Cold Bottom Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Elevation runs to 62 feet. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Plymouth County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Plymouth, 4 miles away. North Plymouth is 5.2 miles and Kingston 7.8 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Cold Bottom Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Survey and observation records for Plymouth County include tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill and swamp darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Cold Bottom Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 29°F. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Cold Bottom Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking sits 0.9 miles out, which makes for a walk with tackle. The water borders 898 State Road, so reserve rules are likely to apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Forge Pond, 0.2 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Cold Bottom Pond for certain.