Fishing Finerty Pond in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Finerty Pond lies in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Height above sea level is 1,916 feet. With some 30 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It is high ground by Massachusetts standards. 4.2 miles away sits Lee, the nearest town. Springfield sits 33 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Finerty Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Fish documented in Berkshire County include brown trout, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Finerty Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 19°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about mid December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Finerty Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Basin Pond, 0.8 miles away. Treat access at Finerty Pond as something to verify.