Fishing Fairyland Pond in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Fairyland Pond lies in Middlesex County, in Massachusetts. The sea is 16 miles distant. Surface area runs to about 2 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Middlesex County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Concord, 0.9 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Lowell is 13 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Fairyland Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name bluegill, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fairyland Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 24°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late March and late December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Fairyland Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. Fairyland Pond holds the nearest mapped parking, half a mile out. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Goose Pond is 0.6 miles off. Confirm access to Fairyland Pond locally before you travel.