Crow Hills Pond in Worcester County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Worcester County in Massachusetts is where Crow Hills Pond sits. The water sits 860 feet up. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Westminster at 3.5 miles is the nearest place to stop. Princeton lies 4.8 miles off, Leominster another 4.9 miles. Close by you also have: Crocker Pond 0.7 miles, 1 mile out stands Rocky Pond, Wyman Pond 1.5 miles and 2 miles out stands Sawmill Pond. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Crow Hills Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Worcester County include bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Take Crow Hills Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 21°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Crow Hills Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Crow Hill Pond Parking holds the nearest mapped parking, half a mile out. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Crocker Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. For Crow Hills Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.