North Pond

North Pond southwest of Dean Pond covers 234 acres in Middlesex County. The recorded maximum depth at North Pond southwest of Dean Pond is 29 feet. At North Pond southwest of Dean Pond, the documented storage volume is about 1,000 acre-feet.

What to Expect at North Pond

The verified 29-foot maximum gives North Pond southwest of Dean Pond enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.

Fish and Useful Baits at North Pond

Fish reported from North Pond southwest of Dean Pond include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, white catfish, white perch, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.

Bass

Begin the largemouth search on North Pond southwest of Dean Pond with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm. A small paddletail or crayfish imitation fits the open, rocky water used by North Pond southwest of Dean Pond smallmouth.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For North Pond southwest of Dean Pond crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in North Pond southwest of Dean Pond are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in North Pond southwest of Dean Pond are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Walleye and Larger Predators

Chain pickerel in North Pond southwest of Dean Pond can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

A Simple Fishing Plan for North Pond

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

When to Fish North Pond

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