Mellen Pond Fishing Guide, Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Mellen Pond is set in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The bank gives way to rolling bush. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Worcester County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 3 miles away sits Baldwinville, the nearest settlement. Worcester is the closest city, 29 miles away. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Mellen Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Worcester County cover bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Mellen Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 68°F and January reads 20°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Mellen Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nineteenth Hill Wildlife Management Area covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Flis Pond, 1.3 miles away. Nothing on Mellen Pond should be assumed from this page alone.