Phillips Pond in Norfolk County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Phillips Pond is a Norfolk County water, in Massachusetts. The water sits 128 feet up. Norfolk sits 1.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Millis-Clicquot is 1.8 miles and Millis 2.1 miles. Near neighbours: Coolidge Pond at 0.1 miles, Harlow Pond 0.2 miles away, Callahan Pond at 0.5 miles, Walker Pond 1.1 miles away and Holt Pond at 1.9 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Phillips Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Survey and observation records for Norfolk County include bluegill, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Phillips Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 71°F and January about 26°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Phillips Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. The water borders Conservation Area, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Coolidge Pond is 0.1 miles off. Check the position on Phillips Pond before loading the car.