Lincoln Pond Fishing in Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Out in Worcester County, Massachusetts, sits Lincoln Pond. It sits at 1,148 feet above sea level. Roughly 31 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 1.0 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Compared with other Massachusetts water on our list, it sits high. You are 2.3 miles from Ashburnham. South Ashburnham lies 4.3 miles off, Ashby another 4.8 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lincoln Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Worcester County include bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lincoln Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 20°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Lincoln Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Hartshorn I Conservation Restriction runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Winnekeag Lake is 0.9 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lincoln Pond in what we hold.