Jamaica Pond Fishing Spot
- County: Suffolk - Jamaica Plain MA
- Acreage: 68
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 25'
- Max Depth: 53'
- Bathymetry Map: View Jamaica Pond Bathymetry Map
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/dfw/habitat/maps-ponds/dfwjamai.pdf
- Last Modified By: samf on 12/08/13 03:42 PM
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they rent sailboats and row boats
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A good place to catch trout and salmon stocked by the state.
Only shore fishing but most all of the pond is shore friendly.
Jamaica Pond Baits and Tackle
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- Inline Spinner & Jerkbait
1st was 7in
2nd was 12in 7oz
3rd was 10in
4th was 11-1/2in 9oz - 3 Bass all between 7in-8in on a Jerkabait, Rooster Tail, and Finnesse Worm
- Inline Spinner, and Jerkbait all in the 6"-8" range
- Inline Spinner on the 8"
Popper for the 12" 3-4lb, 1/2lb, 9" - Chunked mackerel. Fresh. Baitshop frozen doesn't make the cut here...
- Gold Johnson's Silver minnow 1/8oz
- 2 keepers - 2lbs. and 1-1/2lb
The rest were in the 8"-11" range - 1 Keeper barely 12"
The rest were in the 8"-11"range - Tube, Drop Shot, Senko
1st was a little over a 1lb
2nd was 12"
3rd was 2lbs 2oz - Jig, Dropshot, Tube, Senko all about 11"
- Drop Shot
- Crank and buzzbait
- Dropshot
- Drop Shot
- yellow power eggs
- Swimbait, Chatterbait, Jig, Dropshot
Best 5 was about 8-3/4lbs (4.29lbs, two 1-1/4lbers, two 1lbers) - Chatterbait, Swimbait, Jig, Dropshot
My Limit was 2lb 6oz, 2lb 5oz, 1lb 11oz, 1lb 7oz, and 1lb 6oz
what didn't make the cut:
two 1lb 6oz
half a dozen between 1-1/4lb & 1lb
one 14oz
one short - All between 6" & 9"
- 1/6oz Thomas’ buoyant spoons
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Jamaica Pond Description
This deep, 68-acre natural great pond is located approximately a mile south of Route 9 in Boston. Maximum depth is 53 feet; average depth 25 feet. The bottom is predominantly sand overlain by muck. Emergent aquatic vegetation is scant, although submerged vegetation is common during the summer in shallow areas.
No private boats or ice fishing are allowed on this pond, but it is surrounded by a park owned by the Boston Parks Commission and shoreline access is excellent. Despite the urban surroundings and high recreational use of the area, it maintains considerable aesthetic appeal. Street parking is available on Perkins Street, which runs right along the northern cove, or on numerous side streets off Jamaica Way (Pond Street). During the warmer months boats are available for rental at the pavilion on the east side of the pond off Jamaica Way.
A fisheries survey conducted in 1980 indicated the pond contained brook trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, pumpkinseed and bluegill. The pond is generously stocked with trout every spring and fall, and is also stocked with broodstock salmon whenever they are obtainable.
This is a good trout pond in an urban area, so naturally it gets fished pretty hard in the spring, and also on warm summer evenings. Night fishing is not recommended, as the area is not secure. Best action for stocked trout appears to be along the northern and western shores. The occasional catch of a large brown trout here indicates that some trout “carry over” from year to year. The broodstock salmon provide an exciting bonus, and will continue to be stocked annually as long as they are available.
Don’t overlook the warm water fishing at this pond. Bass fishermen enjoy fair action during the summer months, particularly in the area around the island at the mouth of the northern cove. This pond also has excellent yellow perch of large average size.
the town has it stocked........they also add some type of salmon.....you might need a license, but i fish there without one and they usually dont care
Jamaica Pond is a kettle pond, part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The pond and park are in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, close to the border of Brookline. It is the source of the Muddy River, which drains into the lower Charles River.USGS 2005