Description
Windsor Pond is a 48-acre impoundment of Windsor Pond Brook located south of Rt 116/8A in Windsor. Windsor Pond has an average depth of 21 feet, a maximum depth of 55 feet and the bottom consists of silt overlying gravel and rubble. Aquatic vegetation is scant and limited to a few scattered locations on the west end of the pond. The water is infertile and transparency is good, extending to 12 feet. The shoreline is heavily developed with seasonal and permanent homes.
Recreational access
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages a paved boat ramp suitable for trailered craft off of Windsor Pond Road on the eastern shore (get directions). Parking is available for 12 cars and shore access is limited to areas adjacent to the ramp. Please contact DCR offices of Windsor State Forest for additional information and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Windsor Pond.
The paved boat ramp at Windsor Pond.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- chain pickerel
- yellow perch
- black crappie
- pumpkinseed
- brown bullhead
- white sucker
- golden shiner
Windsor Pond is stocked each spring and fall with trout.
Fishing
The trout stocked each spring represent the principal fishery here, with heavy angling pressure lasting through May. Trout hold over through the summer and the fishing picks up again in the fall and winter. For warm water fish, yellow perch are numerous and display good growth rates, but large fish are uncommon. Alternatively, chain pickerel are not particularly numerous, but some can grow to be quite large. Windsor Pond has produced yellow perch, black crappie, brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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