Fawn Lake Fishing Guide, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  You will find Fawn Lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. Bedford sits 1.6 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Lowell is the closest city, 8.7 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Fawn Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Middlesex County: bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Fawn Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 71°F on average, January about 24°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Fawn Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. The water borders Fawn Lake, so expect the reserve rules to apply. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Nutting Lake, 1.6 miles out. For Fawn Lake in particular, ask before you travel.