Fishing Woodbury Pond in Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Woodbury Pond stands in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The surroundings are mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Worcester County list. The closest town, Sutton, is 1.9 miles distant. Then Millbury, 2.5 miles, and Grafton, 3.7 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Woodbury Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Fish documented in Worcester County include bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Woodbury Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 24°F in January up to 70°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late March to late December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Woodbury Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Girard Pond, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Woodbury Pond in what we hold.