Greenough Pond in Middlesex County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Greenough Pond lies within the bounds of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The surface lies 118 feet up. Surface area runs to about 19 acres — small enough to read in one session. The nearest place of any size is Carlisle, 2 miles away. The nearest city of size is Lowell, 6.8 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Greenough Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Middlesex County list bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and common carp. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Greenough Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 24°F for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near late March; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly late December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Greenough Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Winning Pond, 1.5 miles out. What applies at Greenough Pond may have changed since it was mapped.