Fishing at Lower Mystic Lake, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Out in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, sits Lower Mystic Lake. Land around it is farm and woodlot. Roughly 93 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Few waters listed in Middlesex County are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Arlington, 0.9 miles away. It is 4.3 miles to Cambridge, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lower Mystic Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Middlesex County cover bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and common carp. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lower Mystic Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 26°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. It holds true on Lower Mystic Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. There is a car park, Medford Boat Club Parking Lot, half a mile from the bank. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. Part of this sits inside or beside Mystic Valley Parkway, so read the notices. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Upper Mystic Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lower Mystic Lake if anything is unclear.