Denison Pond, Stoughton, MA

I used to think this was unnamed until a reader informed me that it was called Denison Pond.  Anyway, this pond on Plain St just down the street from the world renown Town Spa, is small but definitely has a good amount of fish in there if you can get them to bite.  The weeds are pretty thick but there are some big openings in the weeds that you can work with any type of lure.

I've only fished this pond from the shore because it just isn't big enough to warrant the effort of getting a boat in there but I guess if you had nothing better to do, you could put a little canoe or kayak in it.  There are often breaks way out in the eastern corner where I heard the fishing used to be great before all of the bushes made it impossible to get to.

Anyway, there is plenty of room along Plain St to fish from the shore.  I've fished here several times and usually catch at least one bass but one day I was very surprised when I pulled out a 2.5 pound bass from this tiny pond.  The fishing spots may be limited by the weeds but apparently there are some decent sized fish in there, at least one that I know of for sure at.

This is pond is often a big tease as well.  You will constantly see fishing moving out in the middle of the water but no matter what you cast out to them, often times they won't take the bait.  Which tells me that they are either too small to be interested or the pond has been over-fished and they're no longer interested.  But hey, if you decide to go out and fish it for a little bit, good luck!

Successful Bait: Worms- Pumpkin seed, Frogs- Dark Green. Spinner bait- yellow skirt. 
Shore Fishing? Yes 
Boat Access? Yes 
Boat Ramp? No

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Pinewood Pond aka Harrison's Pond, Stoughton, MA

Stoughton's Pinewood Pond, also known as Harrison's Pond, is a decent sized fishing hole near the Canton town line that is very challenging, frustrating, and constraining.  By the middle of the summer, it is absolutely covered in lilly pads which makes it very difficult to get your bait down to the fish.  You're best chances are to get to this pond early in the year during the prespawn period if you want to catch some good size bass.

Unless you live on the pond, all of your shore fishing will be down from on the northern shore of the pond from Lakewood Drive.  There are some tall reeds along the shore so finding a spot to fish from can sometimes be tough but there are enough openings.  If you're going to fish from the shore, my suggestion would be to start on the north east corner where there is a point to fish that is always stacked with bass.  (I'll mark it with a star on the map.)  Working down the shore to the right is always what I've done whenever I go there.

As I mentioned before, the lilly pads are very thick so the key here is to find a few spots where they open up and drop your line in there.  My best tactic has been always to cast it long and slowly creep my bait up to the opening so by the time it drops in the fish have seen it coming for a while.

If you're going to drop you're boat in there are plenty of spots to fish but you better do it in the early spring or you won't be able to move.  The spot that seemed to produce the most fish was on the eastern shore, where there is a little cove.  You are almost fishing the bass out of a couple of backyards but the water is warm and shallow and clear of any weeds so it is perfect for spawn beds.

Successful Bait: Worms- Watermelon,  Red, Brown, Black w/ blue flakes.  Frogs- Green/Yellow, Dark Green.  Mice- White, Grey. 
Shore Fishing? Yes 
Boat Access? Yes 
Boat Ramp? No

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Ames Long Pond, Stoughton, MA

Talk about being filled with weeds.  Ames Long Pond, known as Ames Pond is an absolute mess but that doesn't mean there isn't good fishing in there.  For the most part, I have only fished Ames Pond from the shore but I have a had a lot of success.  There are three distinct sections of Ames Pond and I have caught fish in all three.  I refuse to use anything but a Texas rig weedless worm here just because the weeds are so thick.  When it gets warm out, the fish are right on top of the shore.  I've got fish 3 feet from the shore on more than one occasion.

Ames Pond is a huge body of water that extends a lot further than the eye can see.  Ames pond is the widest on the shores of West St which gives you plenty of room to fish on land.  If you fish on the southern half of the pond, I would suggest working the western shore (to the right if you're looking from the street).  There are a lot more lilly pads over there, especially close to West St.  When fishing from the shore, I spent almost all my time working the western shore because there are constantly bass breaking in the lilly pads.

If you fish the northern half there are a lot more inlets and coves where the water gets warm and are great for spawn beds.  I haven't had much luck on the northern side but I think that's because it was just too expansive and too early in the season when I fished it.  I have a feeling if I went out there now, the fish would be where we thought they would've been last time.

There is also a beach on the southern half which you can access from Highland St in Easton (the pond is on the town line).  There are some lilly pads off to the right of the beach but also some bass feed right out in front of the beach.  I walked about knee deep into the water and cast straight out and was getting plenty of hits.

Ames Pond can be very frustrating due to the weeds but there are definitely fish in there.  I like this spot because it is really challenging and I know there will always be fish where ever I'm casting. 

Successful Baits: Worms- Pumkin seed, Watermelon, Black & Orange.  Frogs - Dark Green.
Shore Fishing? Yes
Boat Access? Yes on West St.
Boat Ramp? No

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