Trowel Shop Pond Fishing near Sharon, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Look for Trowel Shop Pond in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. This is open valley ground. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Sharon, is 1.1 miles distant. Then Canton, 1.9 miles, and Stoughton, 3.4 miles. Near neighbours: Sawmill Pond 0.4 miles off, Pinewood Pond after 1.4 miles, Hammer Shop Pond 1.6 miles off, Forge Pond after 1.6 miles and Bolivar Pond 1.7 miles off. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Trowel Shop Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Norfolk County include bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Trowel Shop Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 27°F at the bottom of winter. In milder years the surface never sets. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. On Trowel Shop Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is mapped about 40 yards from the bank. Part of this sits inside or beside Chestnut Hill Land, so read the notices. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Sawmill Pond, 0.4 miles out. Signs at Trowel Shop Pond carry more weight than any list.