Town(s):
Boxford MA
County:
Essex
Size:
66
acres
Average Depth:
4
feet
Maximum Depth:
17
feet
Boating Allowed:
Kayaks, Canoes, Electric Motor Boats, Gas Engines Prohibited, Horsepower or Speed Restrictions, Other Restrictions, See Comments
Boating Comments:
No gas powered engines allowed. The town has an additional restriction of 10 horsepower.
Swimming:
Swimming Allowed, Some Restrictions
Water Quality:
No Known Issues
Vegetation Growth:
Minimal
Non-native Species:
Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum Spicatum)
Fishing Comments:
The state stocks the pond with Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout. Even with the limited access, this pond is popular with local fisherman, with most of them fishing during the peak of the spring trout-stocking season. Shore fishermen can cast to the best trout “hole” located along the middle of the northern shore. Largemouth Bass and Pickerel are found most along the weed beds.
Fish Species:
Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, Sunfish, Bluegill
Boat Access:
Primarily Car-top boats & Canoes
Ramp Comments:
Access via a gravel area on the north shore before the Georgetown boundry
Parking Spaces:
Less than 10
Directions:
Route 95 to exit 53B, left on Nelson Street onto Balpate Road.
Shoreline Development:
10-25%