Massachusetts Fishing Reports

Anglers have logged 231 public fishing trips across 99 waters in Massachusetts, catching 521 fish between them. The most productive months are December and November.

Most Caught Fish

By total fish logged

Largemouth Bass 100

Striped Bass 93

Bluegill 59

Smallmouth Bass 55

Haddock 32

Rainbow Trout 21

Top Patterns

Baits and lures by fish caught

Clams 44

Sluggos 44

Woolly Bugger 41

Nightcrawler 34

Live eels 21

Gary Yamamoto Soft Plastics 21

Fish Per Trip By Month

Average fish caught per logged trip

2.3

Jan

1.0

Feb

0.9

Mar

1.7

Apr

4.8

May

1.8

Jun

7.9

Jul

3.3

Aug

2.1

Sep

2.6

Oct

8.5

Nov

9.0

Dec

Most Productive Waters

Trips taken, and fish logged

Water	Trips	Fish
Palmer River System	7	47
Offshore	2	44
Emerson's Rocks	6	43
Rock ledge	2	38
Joppa Flats	4	33
Lake Dennsion	2	18
Chesire	1	18
Long Pond	4	15
Sudbury res	4	14
Walden Pond	3	14

All Massachusetts Waters (99)

Sort: Trips | Last fished | Name

Rock stone (18) — last fished Jun 2nd, 2013
Lake Cochituate (15) — last fished Apr 30th, 2011
Stearns Pond, Harold Parker (15) — last fished Apr 1st, 2013
Horn, Pond Woburn (10) — last fished Apr 28th, 2013
Ipswich River Park, North Reading (9) — last fished Apr 13th, 2012
Jamaica Pond (7) — last fished Apr 29th, 2011
Palmer River System (7) — last fished May 3rd, 2009
Emerson's Rocks (6) — last fished Sep 5th, 2013
Berry Pond, Harold Parker (5) — last fished Apr 4th, 2012
Martins Pond Culvert (5) — last fished Apr 10th, 2012
Hopkinton Reservoir (4) — last fished Mar 27th, 2011
Joppa Flats (4) — last fished Jul 6th, 2014
Long Pond (4) — last fished Apr 1st, 2022
Marshfield Yacht Club (4) — last fished Aug 24th, 2011
Sudbury res (4) — last fished Oct 1st, 2007
Wachusett Reservoir (3) — last fished Jan 27th, 2012
Wachusett Reservoir Pumping Station (3) — last fished Apr 8th, 2012
Walden Pond (3) — last fished May 6th, 2022
Atlantic ocean (2) — last fished Jul 10th, 2023
Bass River Beach (Smuggler's Beach) (2) — last fished May 18th, 2011
Cape Cod Canal (2) — last fished Oct 16th, 2010
Charles River (2) — last fished Aug 16th, 2009
crystal waters Fly Fishing Club (2) — last fished Apr 6th, 2007
Deep Hole (2) — last fished Aug 22nd, 2011
Deer Island - Couglin Park (2) — last fished Sep 26th, 2010
Field pond, Andover (2) — last fished Mar 2nd, 2012
Heart Pond (2) — last fished Apr 25th, 2010
Ireland rd. beach (2) — last fished Aug 30th, 2011
Lake chauncy (2) — last fished Sep 8th, 2007
Lake Dennsion (2) — last fished Aug 1st, 2010
Lake Quanapowitt (2) — last fished Apr 19th, 2012
Nashua River (2) — last fished Sep 8th, 2010
Offshore (2) — last fished Oct 8th, 2011
Quinapoxet River (2) — last fished Apr 15th, 2011
Quinipoxit River (2) — last fished Nov 25th, 2007
Quitticas (2) — last fished Feb 25th, 2017
Rock ledge (2) — last fished Jun 8th, 2019
Saltonstall Lake, Haverhill (2) — last fished Mar 12th, 2012
Silver Lake (2) — last fished Jun 7th, 2010
Still River, West Boylston (2) — last fished Apr 8th, 2012
Wachusett res (2) — last fished Oct 5th, 2007
Woods Pond (2) — last fished Apr 12th, 2020
5 Mile Pond (1) — last fished Jan 2nd, 2011
Allen Point Chatham (1) — last fished May 12th, 2025
Ames Nowell (1) — last fished Sep 9th, 2011
Audubon Business Park Pond (1) — last fished Mar 8th, 2012
Baker Pond (1) — last fished Apr 5th, 2009
Baldpate Pond, Boxford (1) — last fished Mar 14th, 2012
Bartlett pond (1) — last fished Aug 13th, 2007
Beaver Brook (1) — last fished Apr 18th, 2023
Browning Pond (1) — last fished Jan 21st, 2012
Buckley Dunton (1) — last fished Sep 25th, 2010
Campc (1) — last fished Mar 20th, 2012
Cape Cod Canal, Herring Run (1) — last fished May 20th, 2020
Charles River, Nahattan Park, Newton (1) — last fished Apr 18th, 2012
Chesire (1) — last fished Dec 18th, 2010
Chestnut Hill Pond (1) — last fished Mar 8th, 2012
Collins Pond Andover (1) — last fished Mar 12th, 2012
Connecticut River (1) — last fished Feb 5th, 2011
Crystal Lake, Newton (1) — last fished Mar 8th, 2012
Curlew Pond (1) — last fished Oct 25th, 2011
Dark Brook Res. (1) — last fished Apr 13th, 2009
Farmington River Sandisfield (1) — last fished May 15th, 2023
Fisherville (1) — last fished Mar 20th, 2010
Fisk Pond (1) — last fished Sep 6th, 2010
Granville Goerge (1) — last fished Jun 17th, 2023
Grass beach (1) — last fished May 23rd, 2013
Griswald Pond Upper (1) — last fished Apr 12th, 2012
Hoosic River (1) — last fished Mar 18th, 2012
Hopkington (1) — last fished Sep 2nd, 2007
Knops Pond (1) — last fished Sep 6th, 2010
Lake Congamond (1) — last fished May 23rd, 2010
Lawrance Pond/Lovell Pond (1) — last fished Nov 4th, 2009
Lewin Brook (1) — last fished Apr 8th, 2007
Little Clear Pond (1) — last fished Oct 29th, 2009
Mashnee Island (1) — last fished May 20th, 2025
Mattawa (1) — last fished Aug 6th, 2009
Mystic/Middle pond (1) — last fished Dec 7th, 2009
Neponset River (1) — last fished Jan 22nd, 2011
Plum Island Sound (1) — last fished Sep 18th, 2010
Rocky Pond (1) — last fished Jan 16th, 2012
Rohunta -Branch Bridge (1) — last fished Aug 4th, 2009
Russell Mill Pond (1) — last fished Apr 26th, 2010
Sand dunes at end beginning of gravel road in Humarock (1) — last fished Jun 9th, 2011
Scituate- Troll (1) — last fished Oct 4th, 2009
Sewall Pond (1) — last fished Jan 22nd, 2012
South River Marsh (1) — last fished Sep 5th, 2011
Spofford Pond, Boxford (1) — last fished Mar 14th, 2012
SS (1) — last fished Jul 4th, 2010
Stiles Pond, Boxford (1) — last fished Mar 14th, 2012
Sudbury River (1) — last fished Sep 25th, 2010
Swift River (1) — last fished Mar 20th, 2011
The Nip (1) — last fished May 25th, 2008
Toms Pond (1) — last fished Jun 19th, 2013
Tubs Way (1) — last fished Apr 14th, 2009
Walker Pond (1) — last fished Apr 9th, 2011
Walkers Brook, Keurig Pond (1) — last fished Mar 24th, 2012
Watuppa Pond (1) — last fished Apr 11th, 2010
Whites (1) — last fished Mar 18th, 2012