Fishing Kings Pond in Bristol County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Kings Pond is listed under Bristol County, Massachusetts. The setting is farm and woodlot. It is low-lying compared with other Massachusetts water we list. The closest town, Raynham Center, is 0.9 miles away. Raynham is 1.2 miles and Taunton 3 miles. Water in the same corner: Tracy Pond roughly 0.7 miles, Johnson Pond about 0.7 miles, Hewitt Pond roughly 1.1 miles, Gushee Pond about 1.5 miles and Black Pond roughly 2.1 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Kings Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Bristol County cover bluegill, tessellated darter, pumpkinseed and swamp darter. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Kings Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 27°F at the bottom of winter. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That shapes the year on Kings Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. Part of this sits inside or beside Pine Swamp, so read the notices. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Tracy Pond, 0.7 miles out. Where Kings Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.