Strangman Pond Fishing in Essex County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Set in Essex County, Strangman Pond is a Massachusetts water. The setting is mixed woodland on every side. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Essex County are larger. Some 1.2 miles away sits Gloucester, the nearest settlement. For a city, Boston is 27 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Strangman Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name Atlantic cod, alewife and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Strangman Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 27°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Strangman Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is a car park at Dogtown Woods, roughly half a mile away. This sits inside Babson Watershed, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Babson Reservoir sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Strangman Pond for certain.