Description
Rocky Pond is a 70-acre great pond and impoundment of Cold Harbor Brook located off of Rocky Pond Road in Boylston. Rocky Pond has an average depth of 6.5 feet, a maximum depth of 26 feet, and the pond bottom is predominately mud. Aquatic vegetation is abundant in the shallows in the southern half of the pond and restricted to the shoreline elsewhere. Houses line the southern and western shores while the northern and eastern shores lie within New England Forestry Foundation timberlands and are free from development.
Recreational access
Access to Rocky Pond is by the Right-of-Way on Rocky Pond Road and is suitable for cartop boats (get directions). The shoreline is accessible from Rocky Pond Road adjacent to the access and via the New England Forestry Foundation timberlands along the eastern and northern shore. Please contact the MassWildlife Central District Office for additional information and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Rocky Pond.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- chain pickerel
- yellow perch
- bluegill
- pumpkinseed
- black crappie
- brown bullhead
- golden shiner
- white sucker
Fishing
Most anglers will be targeting largemouth bass at Rocky Pond either from canoes or through the ice. Rocky Pond has produced largemouth bass and black crappie that meet minimum size requirements for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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