Mary's Pond Fishing Spot
- Acreage: 81
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 12'
- Max Depth: 32'
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwmarys.pdf
- Last Modified By: carpmaster on 08/05/09 05:32 PM
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Mary's Pond Baits and Tackle
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- white, double-nickel willow blades, 3/8oz Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait
- Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait, white skirt, double-willow blades
Worm Check Prices
- Strike King Shim-E-Stick(like a Senko) in watermelon green with black/red flake
Frog Bait Check Prices
- largemouth caught on Sizmic Toad in pumpkin green w/ red flake, chain pickerel on silver/yellow Mepps spinner
Jerk Bait Check Prices
- pearl-colored Zoom Super Fluke, 8# Berkley 100% fluorocarbon line, Diawa spinning gear
Creature Check Prices
Nightcrawler Check Prices
Minnow Check Prices
- Large (heavies) shiners
Mary's Pond Description
Marys Pond in Rochester is an 81 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 12 feet and a maximum depth of 32 feet. The water color is clear and transparent to 10 feet. The bottom is mostly sand, and aquatic vegetation is scant and patchy. Approximately half of the 1.2 miles of the low shoreline is developed with cottages, road frontage and cranberry bogs, but this is still a pretty pond and a nice place to fish. The pond is supplied by groundwater and used as a water source for nearby cranberry bogs, it is generally infertile and pH ranges on the slightly acidic side. Access: Marys Pond is located a few miles southwest of the intersection of Routes 495 and Route 195. From I-495, take exit 2 and head south on Route 58. Continue on to County Road, and then take a right onto Marys Pond Road. After a long history of access problems, public access (brand new in 2007) is provided by a new parking lot provided by the Office of Fishing and Boating Access and the town of Rochester along New Perrys Lane, which is on the left after you pass by the pond. Anglers can launch cartop boats and canoes here and the entire shoreline can be easily waded due to the hard, gradually sloping bottom. Marys Pond was most recently sampled on July 11, 1994 and contained largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and bluegill sunfish, banded killifish, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, American eel and black crappie. Marys Pond is heavily stocked in the spring and fall with brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout.Fishing pressure generated by the stocked trout is highest from March through June, but anglers who can cope with the high recreational usage during summer can still find trout around depths of 20 feet. Despite the clear water and lack of cover, this is not a bad bass pond. While large fish are scarce, there are enough fish in the 12 to 17 inch range to provide good sport.