Milford Pond Fishing Guide, Bristol County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  You will find Milford Pond in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The coast is 1.9 miles away. Surface area is around 93 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. It ranks high for size among our Bristol County listings. Swansea lies 1.2 miles from the water. Beyond it, Ocean Grove at 1.9 miles and Warren at 4.2 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Milford Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Bristol County list bluegill, tessellated darter, pumpkinseed, swamp darter and chain pickerel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Milford Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 72°F, while January sits near 28°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Milford Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Cole River Pond is 0.7 miles distant. For Milford Pond in particular, ask before you travel.