Cooks Pond Fishing in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Cooks Pond is a Plymouth County water, in Massachusetts. Tidal water begins 2.5 miles from here. Small at around 21 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Shoreline comes to about 1.2 miles, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Plymouth, 2.5 miles away. The nearest city of size is New Bedford, 24 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cooks Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Plymouth County names tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. The county list is broader than any single water. On Cooks Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 29°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Cooks Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. There is a recognised fishing place here: Bait Fish Tackle, half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, South Triangle Pond is 0.6 miles off. Rules at Cooks Pond are worth checking on the day.