Fort Pond

Overview

Fort Pond is a 79-acre great pond off Route 70 in Lancaster. MassWildlife stocks it with trout each spring and fall.

Fishing

Fort Pond keeps a layer of cold, oxygenated water through summer, so trout can survive multiple seasons. A few 2+ pound trout are taken each year, but most are stocked that year. Largemouth bass of 8-12 inches are very numerous, with an occasional larger fish, and yellow perch over a pound have been reported. The pond has produced award-size largemouth bass, yellow perch, and brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout.

Species

Species found in MassWildlife surveys: largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, American eel.

Regulations

MassWildlife freshwater fishing regulations apply: https://www.mass.gov/freshwater-fishing-regulations. Confirm current seasons, limits and any special rules there; this page is not a legal source.

Licensing

Anglers 15 and older need a Massachusetts fishing license (MassWildlife).

Access

MassWildlife manages a concrete boat ramp with parking for about 2 trailers off Fort Pond Road at the southwest corner. Shore access is limited to areas next to the ramp.

Boat ramps & launches

MassWildlife concrete ramp off Fort Pond Rd (southwest corner), parking for about 2 trailers.

Water facts

79 acres; average depth 25 ft; max 51 ft; water clear to about 10 ft; cobble and muck bottom; sparse vegetation; shoreline about 90% developed.

Safety & advisories

Clean all boats and gear before moving between waters to stop aquatic hitchhikers (MassWildlife; see ProtectYourWaters.net).

Nearby waters

• Spectacle Pond · 1.2 km (MA)
• Lake Shirley · 3.7 km (MA)
• Mirror Lake · 6.3 km (MA)
• Robbins Pond · 6.9 km (MA)
• Lake Whalom · 7.1 km (MA)
• Barrett Pond · 7.2 km (MA)

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• Mirror Lake (MA)