Wards Pond Fishing near Back of the Hill, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Look for Wards Pond in the Suffolk County part of Massachusetts. Height above sea level is 66 feet. Nearest town is Back of the Hill, 0.6 miles off. Brookline lies 0.7 miles off, Jamaica Plain another 0.9 miles. Round about: Jamaica Pond the better part of 0.4 miles, 0.5 miles away is Leverett Pond, Brookline Reservoir the better part of 1 mile, 2.2 miles away is Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Hammond Pond the better part of 2.7 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Wards Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Suffolk County cover bluegill, pumpkinseed and common carp. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Wards Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 73°F and January at 27°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That shapes the year on Wards Pond. Consistent weather beats warm weather for steady sport.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Jamaica Pond, 0.4 miles out. Confirm access to Wards Pond locally before you travel.