Maple Spring Pond

Maple Spring Pond covers 41 acres in Worcester County. The recorded maximum depth at Maple Spring Pond is 7 feet. The documented storage volume is about 162 acre-feet.

What to Expect at Maple Spring Pond

With 41 acres and only 7 feet of maximum depth, Maple Spring Pond is a broad, shallow fishery where wind, weeds and small bottom changes can matter more than offshore depth.

Fish and Useful Baits at Maple Spring Pond

Fish reported from Maple Spring Pond include bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch.

Bass

When largemouth bass hold tight to cover on Maple Spring Pond, a compact jig or weedless worm is more useful than repeated open-water casts.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For sunfish on Maple Spring Pond, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Maple Spring Pond yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Walleye and Larger Predators

For Maple Spring Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Maple Spring Pond

Choose three different structural stops before changing sections on Maple Spring Pond. Compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Maple Spring Pond.

When to Fish Maple Spring Pond

Spring at Maple Spring Pond favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Maple Spring Pond, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Maple Spring Pond become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.