Spot Pond
Massachusetts · Middlesex
- 297 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 7.9 km shoreline
- County: Middlesex
- Shoreline outline: USGS NHD
- Massachusetts freshwater fishing (MassWildlife)
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Overview
At 298 acres, Spot Pond is a great pond in the middle of the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham. Because it is surrounded by protected land, its shore is wooded with no development. It averages 15 feet deep (47 max) and has few weeds.
Fishing
Combine a hike in the Fells with spring trout or bass along the rocky, wooded shore. Award-size smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and yellow perch have come from Spot Pond.
Species
MassWildlife surveys found largemouth and smallmouth bass; chain pickerel; and panfish such as bluegill, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Trout are stocked each spring.
Regulations
MassWildlife freshwater regulations apply: https://www.mass.gov/freshwater-fishing-regulations. Check local town or DCR rules for access fees and restrictions.
Licensing
A Massachusetts freshwater fishing license is required for anglers 15 and older.
Access
Private boats are not allowed. Instead, DCR's boat livery on Woodland St. rents cartop boats you can launch there. Shore anglers can follow Fells trails from the livery, from parking areas on New South Street, or from the Stone Zoo (Middlesex Fells DCR office).
Water facts
298 acres; average depth 15 ft; max 47 ft; sparse vegetation.
Nearby waters
- Horn Pond · 5.1 km (MA)
- Lake Quannapowitt · 6.7 km (MA)
- Sluice Pond · 11.4 km (MA)
- Jamaica Pond · 15.5 km (MA)
- Walden Pond · 20 km (MA)
- Putnamville Reservoir · 20.3 km (MA)
More in Middlesex
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- Ashland Reservoir (MA)
- Baddacook Pond (MA)
- Hopkinton Reservoir (MA)
- Horn Pond (MA)
- Knops Pond (MA)
MassWildlife (Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife)