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

• Overview

  Within Norfolk County, Massachusetts, you have Rays Pond. The coast is 19 miles away. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest town is Bellingham, 1.5 miles off. The big place round here is Providence, 18 miles distant. Close neighbours run: Long Pond within 0.8 miles, Curtis Pond at 0.9 miles, Beaver Pond within 1.4 miles, Silver Lake at 1.9 miles and Lakeview Pond within 1.9 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Rays Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Species logged across Norfolk County include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel, yellow perch and redfin pickerel. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Rays Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 71°F, while January sits near 25°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Rays Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Long Pond at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. For Rays Pond in particular, ask before you travel.