Ice Pond in Plymouth County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Plymouth County end of Massachusetts holds Ice Pond. Land around it is mixed woodland. Bridgewater at 2.4 miles is the nearest place to stop. New Bedford is the closest city, 22 miles away. Near neighbours include: Carver Pond lies 1.4 miles on, Gushee Pond some 4 miles off, Lake Nippenicket lies 4.5 miles on, Hewitt Pond some 4.6 miles off and Tracy Pond lies 4.8 miles on. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Ice Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Plymouth County include tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill and swamp darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Ice Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 28°F at the bottom of winter. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Expect Ice Pond to follow that timing. Late evening often out-fishes the whole afternoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Bridgewater Correctional Complex takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Carver Pond, 1.4 miles out. Where Ice Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.