Hillside Pond, Massachusetts: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Hillside Pond in the Norfolk County part of Massachusetts. The sea is 6.3 miles distant. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Norfolk County list holds plenty of bigger water. Milton at 2.4 miles is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Milton Center at 2.5 miles and Fairmount at 2.7 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Hillside Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Norfolk County include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and redfin pickerel. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Hillside Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 72°F, with January the cold end at about 27°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Hillside Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Mapping shows a picnic spot within half a mile. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Locke/Gregg/Chestnut Run covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Coon Hollow Brook, 0.9 miles out. Check the position at Hillside Pond before loading the car.