Vaughn Pond Fishing in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  You will find Vaughn Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The bank is 125 feet above sea level. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Carver at 1 mile is the nearest place to stop. Then Plympton, 4.7 miles, and Middleborough, 6.8 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Vaughn Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Plymouth County include tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Vaughn Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 72°F in July and bottom out at 28°F in January. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. It sets the rhythm of the year at Vaughn Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Johns Pond, 1.1 miles away. Nothing on Vaughn Pond should be assumed from this page alone.