Browning Pond Fishing Spot

• County: Worcester - Spencer MA
• Acreage: 89
• Public Fishing: Yes
• Max Depth: 42'
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• Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_Pond
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 08/16/09 03:00 PM
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Located in Oakham and Spencer, this 89-acre great pond may be reached off of Browning Pond Road. Although the water is dark colored, a moderately high transparency of 10 feet is usual. A public boat ramp is located on Boy Scout property on Browning Pond Road. This is a gravel ramp, and the parking area is limited to about five cars. Shore access is limited to Browning Pond Road frontage. Fish Populations: largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow and white perch, bluegills, pumpkinseeds, red breasted sunfish, black crappie, brown bullheads, rainbow and brook trout, white suckers, golden shiners. Browning Pond is managed for both warm water and cold water fish. It is stocked with trout in both the spring and fall. Because it is somewhat acidic, brook trout are usually stocked in early spring, while rainbow and brown trout are generally stocked in mid to late spring and fall. A limited amount of cold water habitat persists through the summer and trout can be expected in the deeper areas during the summer months. Browning Pond is fed from numerous small-unnamed brooks and extended wetlands that run from Paxton and Rutland on the north and Oakham on west. There is a ridge in the Rutland State Park that divides the waters.

Aquatic vegetation and fallen trees provide cover and are scattered along the shoreline and in the northern cove. There is an old abandoned mine shaft that was used for mining copper. It can be found with the proper gear in the middle of the pond. There are also sunken rowboats and sailboats as well. Many channels and inlets.

Best fishing should be along the northern and eastern shores, as weed growth is most abundant in these areas. Panfish are abundant and provide good fishing. Yellow perch and bullheads are of good size.