Field Pond near North Reading: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Field Pond is listed under Essex County, Massachusetts. Salt water lies 13 miles off. It runs to roughly 59 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 1.4 miles on foot. For a base, North Reading sits 2.7 miles out. Lowell sits 11 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Field Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Essex County list alewife, bluegill, striped bass, pumpkinseed and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Field Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 25°F for January. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan around that when you fish Field Pond. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Collins Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Treat Field Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.