Rocky Pond Fishing Guide, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Rocky Pond is set in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Salt water lies 5.3 miles off. The water measures roughly 22 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Carver at 3.5 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 21 miles to New Bedford, the nearest city. Within a short drive: Curlew Pond 0.4 miles away, Federal Pond a touch under 1.1 miles, Kings Pond 1.8 miles away, Little Sabys Pond a touch under 1.8 miles and Boot Pond 1.8 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Rocky Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Plymouth County list tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Rocky Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 28°F to 72°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That is the shape of the year on Rocky Pond. Sudden cold puts fish down faster than sustained cold does.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A nature reserve borders this water, which usually brings restrictions. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Curlew Pond sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. For Rocky Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.