Osgood Pond, Massachusetts: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Osgood Pond is one of the Essex County listings for Massachusetts. The coast is 16 miles away. For a base, North Andover sits 0.4 miles out. Lawrence is 1.8 miles and Andover 3 miles. Others worth noting: Sutton Pond just 0.2 miles, Mill Pond Stevens Pond (1.1 miles), Stevens Pond just 1.2 miles, Lake Cochichewick (1.4 miles) and Hussey Pond just 2.4 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Osgood Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Across Essex County, recorded fish include alewife, bluegill, striped bass and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Osgood Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 25°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about late March and return around late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Osgood Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The nearest car park is 120 yards from the water. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Sutton Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Osgood Pond for certain.