Fishing Linden Pond in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Set in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, this is Linden Pond. It sits at 190 feet above sea level. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. It is a small entry by Middlesex County standards. Head to Holliston, 0.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Worcester is 20 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Linden Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Middlesex County: bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Linden Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 25°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Linden Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Leave the car at Adams School Parking, about half a mile from the bank. Linden Pond Area covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Factory Pond at 0.5 miles is the sensible second choice. For Linden Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.