Park Pond Fishing near Medway, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Park Pond is one of the Norfolk County waters in Massachusetts. The land about it is farm and woodlot. Medway sits 1.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Worcester is the closest city, 21 miles away. If this one is busy: Milk Pond lies 0.5 miles on, Mine Brook at 0.7 miles, Lake Winthrop lies 2.7 miles on, Populatic Pond at 2.8 miles and Weston Pond lies 2.9 miles on. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Park Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish documented in Norfolk County include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Park Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 25°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. It sets the rhythm of the year at Park Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data has parking about 160 yards from the shore. The water borders Choate Park West, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Milk Pond, 0.5 miles out. Rules at Park Pond are worth checking on the day.