Fishing Yokum Pond in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Yokum Pond falls in Berkshire County, part of Massachusetts. Land around it is lake country bush. With some 98 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.7 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is among the larger waters listed here for Berkshire County. Supplies mean a trip to Becket, 2.9 miles off. Lee follows at 6.3 miles, then Otis at 7.8 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Yokum Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Berkshire County include brown trout, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Yokum Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 19°F to 67°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Yokum Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Buckley Dunton Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Yokum Pond for certain.