Furnace Pond Fishing near North Pembroke, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Furnace Pond sits within Plymouth County in Massachusetts. The country here is farm and woodlot. Roughly 112 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.3 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Size puts it in the front rank of our Plymouth County list. You are 3.1 miles from North Pembroke. Hanson is 3.1 miles and Hanover 4 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Furnace Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Plymouth County, recorded fish include tessellated darter, striped bass and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Take Furnace Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 72°F; the cold one sits at 28°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Furnace Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. The water sits inside or beside a mapped nature reserve, so expect additional rules. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Great Sandy Bottom Pond is 0.4 miles off. Treat Furnace Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.