Shad Factory Pond Fishing near Rehoboth, Massachusetts

• Overview

  The Bristol County end of Massachusetts holds Shad Factory Pond. Salt water lies 3.9 miles off. Surface area is around 31 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Massachusetts listings. The nearest town is Rehoboth, 2.7 miles away. After that come Seekonk at 2.9 miles and East Providence at 4.5 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Shad Factory Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Reported across Bristol County: bluegill, tessellated darter, pumpkinseed, swamp darter and chain pickerel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Shad Factory Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 72°F and January near 28°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Expect Shad Factory Pond to follow that timing. Long daylight spreads fish out; short daylight concentrates them.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A nature reserve borders this water, which usually brings restrictions. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Sabin Pond is 1.5 miles off. Nothing on Shad Factory Pond should be assumed from this page alone.