Description
Horn Pond is a 116-acre great pond and impoundment Horn Pond Brook located a half-mile south of Woburn Center. Horn Pond has an average depth of 20 feet, a maximum depth of 60 feet and the water is typically transparency to 6 feet. Aquatic vegetation is uncommon except in a few coves and shallows, although algae can become abundant during the warm months. Despite the fact that the pond is located in an urban area, a good proportion of the immediate shoreline is undeveloped and open to fishing.
Recreational access
The city of Woburn manages a concrete boat ramp suitable for trailered craft off of Lake Ave. on the south shore (get directions). Parking is available for approximately 10 trailers and about 50 cars. A second city managed paved boat ramp is located at the corner of Beacon and Sturgis Streets in Ice House Park on the North Shore (get directions). Trailered craft can be launched here but parking is tighter with 5 or so spots near the ramp with additional spots along Sturgis Street. Electric motors only on Horn Pond. The shore is accessible from both boat launches via paths that encircle the pond. Additional parking and shore access is provided at Clapp Park on Arlington Road (get directions). Please contact the City of Woburn for additional information, fee structure, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Horn Pond.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- chain pickerel
- carp
- black crappie
- yellow perch
- white perch
- bluegill
- pumpkinseed
- brown bullhead
- yellow bullhead
- white sucker
- banded killifish
- golden shiner
- American eel
Horn Pond is also stocked each spring and fall with trout.
Fishing
Horn Pond provides excellent trout fishing throughout the spring and fall months and is one of the most heavily stocked and fished trout waters in the area. Horn pond may occasionally holdover trout from previous years but the majority of fish caught will be fish stocked in the current year. Horn Pond also supports a good panfish and largemouth bass fishery, providing action year round. The best bass fishing is in late spring and on summer evenings. The bullhead and carp populations are also cooperative at this time. Chain pickerel, and especially the large population of yellow perch, provide good ice fishing action during the winter. In short, this pond has such a wealth of native and stocked fisheries resources that, regardless of the season, it is unlikely to disappoint any determined angler. Horn Pond has produced chain pickerel, bullhead, yellow perch, brook trout, brown trout and tiger trout that meet the minimum size for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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