Curlew Pond in Plymouth County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Curlew Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It sits 5 miles in from the sea. With some 43 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Start from Carver, 3.4 miles down the road. It is 21 miles to New Bedford, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Curlew Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Plymouth County: tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Curlew Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 72°F, the coldest about 28°F. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Curlew Pond follows the weather closely. After a storm, the water clears from the edges inwards.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. This falls in or next to protected ground, so rules will be tighter than usual. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Rocky Pond sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Curlew Pond for certain.