Fishing Little Sandy Bottom Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  You will find Little Sandy Bottom Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The shore lies 6.5 miles out. Roughly 56 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Few waters listed in Plymouth County are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Hanson, 3.4 miles off. Halifax is 3.8 miles away, with North Pembroke at 4.1 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Sandy Bottom Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Plymouth County include tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill and swamp darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Little Sandy Bottom Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 28°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Little Sandy Bottom Pond the same rules apply, with local timing. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. The water sits inside or beside a mapped nature reserve, so expect additional rules. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Great Sandy Bottom Pond, 0.8 miles away. Where Little Sandy Bottom Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.