Williams pond is the smaller pond connected to Higgins pond via a sluice way. You can only access the pond by kayaking, canoeing, or swimming from Gull or Higgins. As soon as you enter the narrow passage, it becomes clear that the water quality lessens considerably. It assumes a yellowish tint and the visibility is only about 1-2 feet compared to the 6-12 feet of Higgins and the 15+ of Gull. The pond itself is the smallest of the three and has a few private houses with docks surrounding it. As far as fishing goes, it is a huge disappointment. The bass are mostly juvenile in the 6-10 inch range barring the occasional 15 inch bass that ambushes at the inlet. It is much shallower and the cover on the shoreline is very reminiscent of a river's edge, with overhanging low lying bushes rather than submerged vegetation. The fish seem to reject the soft plastics that work well in Higgins and instead only occasionally spring for the flash of a spinner or a just submerged crankbait.
The placement lends itself to the disposal of debris and dirt in the water due to the down wind position it holds. Most days of the summer there is at some point a strong wind blowing directly down the sluice way. This probably contributes to the poor water quality and general lack of fish. This pond has always been a bust. Try Higgins or Gull.
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