Memorial Pond Fishing near Walpole, Massachusetts

• Overview

  You will find Memorial Pond in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It sits 16 miles in from the sea. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Start from Walpole, 0.2 miles down the road. The big place round here is South Boston, 17 miles distant. Not far off: Diamond Pond at 0.2 miles, Rainbow Pond within 0.5 miles, Clark Pond at 0.6 miles, Turner Pond within 0.9 miles and Cobbs Pond at 1 mile. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Memorial Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name bluegill, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Memorial Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 72°F, the coldest about 26°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Memorial Pond that shapes the whole year. The first warm days of the year bring fish shallow quickly.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is a car park 150 yards from the bank. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Clark Pond Reservoir takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Diamond Pond sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Memorial Pond is worth confirming on the day.