Stevens Pond Fishing in Essex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  In Massachusetts, Stevens Pond belongs to Essex County. It lies 105 feet above sea level. It covers about 24 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is North Andover, 1.4 miles out. Further out sit Andover (2.7 miles) and Lawrence (3 miles). The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Stevens Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Essex County, recorded fish include alewife, bluegill, striped bass and pumpkinseed. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Stevens Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 72°F, the coldest about 25°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Stevens Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. This sits inside Stevens Lots, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Mill Pond Stevens Pond, 0.2 miles away. None of that is settled for Stevens Pond in what we hold.