Fishing Holt Pond in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Holt Pond lies in Norfolk County, in Massachusetts. Tidal water begins 17 miles from here. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Norfolk County list holds plenty of bigger water. Medfield lies 1.8 miles from the water. It is 18 miles to South Boston, the nearest city. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Holt Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Norfolk County include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and redfin pickerel. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Holt Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 71°F on average, January about 26°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Anyone fishing Holt Pond regularly works to that calendar. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is somewhere to leave the car, 160 yards off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. This sits inside Noon Hill Reservation, so read the reserve notices first. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Danielson Pond at 1.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Holt Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.