Fishing Hoveys Pond in Essex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Hoveys Pond is listed under Essex County, Massachusetts. This is rolling hill ground. It measures about 36 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 0.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is North Andover, 3.2 miles out. Groveland is 3.7 miles and Haverhill 4 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Hoveys Pond

  It is listed as an impoundment in national data, which explains the shape of the basin. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Essex County list alewife, bluegill, striped bass, pumpkinseed and rainbow trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Hoveys Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 25°F to 71°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. On Hoveys Pond that shapes the whole year. After a storm, the water clears from the edges inwards.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Bergstrom Land takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lake Cochichewick, 1.4 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Hoveys Pond for certain.