Goodfellow Pond Fishing near Fitchburg, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Look for Goodfellow Pond in the Worcester County part of Massachusetts. It sits at 745 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Worcester County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Fitchburg, 2.6 miles away. Worcester is the closest city, 20 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Goodfellow Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. County-wide records name bluegill, chain pickerel and largemouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Goodfellow Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 22°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Goodfellow Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Notown Reservoir covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Simonds Pond, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Goodfellow Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.