Fishing near Otis in Berkshire County, MA

3.55 Rating based on 127 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, American Shad, Chain Pickerel, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Pumpkinseed
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 97
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 65
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Otis Fishing Photos

West Branch Farmington River near Otis

West Branch Farmington River

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"Big Lake" near Otis

"Big Lake"

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3.5 lbs near Otis

3.5 lbs

Seemed to be more than 3.5 but still good!
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Top Fishing Spots near Otis

Upper Spectacle Pond
Upper Spectacle Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
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Spectacle Pond
Spectacle Pond

Avg. Rating: 2
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3503

West Branch Farmington River
West Branch Farmington River

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 1
Views: 2095

Lower Spec
Lower Spec

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1549

Big Pond
Big Pond

Avg. Rating: 3.667
# Reviews: 3
Views: 5170

Otis Reservoir
Otis Reservoir

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Otis Area Fish Species

Recent Otis Fishing Reports

Need to fish Fishing Report Jun 30, 2009

Need to fish

Big Pond -

Needed a day to Fish and went on a Sunday...

Avg. Rating: 2
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Berkshires fishing trip Fishing Report Jun 23, 2012

Berkshires fishing trip

white lilly pond, Ma -

It was getting dark at our berkshire house and of course i wanted to go out on the boat just before sundown and catch a few more bass. I didn't wa...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Berkshires fishing trip Fishing Report Jun 23, 2012

Berkshires fishing trip

white lilly pond, Ma -

It was getting dark at our berkshire house and of course i wanted to go out on the boat just before sundown and catch a few more bass. I didn't wa...

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 3 Views:
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Created by: igetmadbass
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Massachusetts Fishing Report Jul 06, 2010

Massachusetts

Becket, MA -

Fishing in the nearby lakes near my father's house. Not really expecting a good day windy and raining caught about 6 bass this being the biggest....

Avg. Rating: 5
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Weekend MA fishing again. Fishing Report Aug 09, 2010

Weekend MA fishing again.

Becket, Ma -

Fishing with my dad....

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Mass 2 Fishing Report Jul 30, 2010

Mass 2

Becket, MA -

Berkshire Forest MA ... Nottingham Lake...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Baits and Tackle used near Otis

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  • rubber grub
  • Bluegill
  • a good choice of bait for highland lake is shiners down about 13 feet with a weight to keep them down or nightcrawler allways work good too!!
  • spinner baits or buzz baits or small rapalas work very good here. live shiners hooked through the nose casted and retreved with a small split shot 6 inch in front of it works good too
  • my bait of choice for deep bass fishing in this spot is bouncing crawdads off the bottom or carolina rigged pumpkin seed power bait worms
  • 1/4 oz carolina lizard
  • Chartreuse spinner bait
  • decent spot, watch for shallow rocks, about 10 to 12 feet beyond the point, very acessable with a canoe

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Meal worm
    Lures
    Powerbait
  • Nightcrallers & worms

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

Minnow Check Prices

  • Tip ups baited with shiners
  • Drifting with a live minnow
  • Drifting with live minnows
  • used smalls up to mommalukes.
  • Medium to large minnows on a tip up
  • Large Shiner on a tip up.
  • small size minnow
  • medium size minnow on waited bobber.

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • black buzz bait

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • About 5 inch golden shiner thin profile top-water shallow diver lure ...

Lizard Check Prices

  • 1/4 oz c rig watermelon 5in lizard
  • 1/4 oz c rig lizard

Crankbait Check Prices

  • yellow dancin eel
  • Red with black stripes/spots. dives 10-12ft. Small rattle noise.

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Used Jigs, and yam's missed a lot of fish and caught a lot.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • White Rooster Tail
  • Phoebe and Rooster Tail
  • White rooster tail
  • White 3/8 Strike King

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • caught a 3.1/2lb'er on an inch of worm.
  • One caught on a crawler , one caught on a live minnow
  • Trout worn with a single split shop weight
  • Red Eye bass will hit alot of the time in most of the coves and downed trees
  • caught sun fish after about 10 am. 1 small perch about 6in. fishing has been slow so far this season.

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • 4" lipless craink bait pumpkinseed colored.
  • 4" lipless crank bait, pumpkinseed coloring.
  • clacking rap

Streamer Check Prices

  • Black Baed Haed Wooly Bugger

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • green back
  • a greenback stickbait
  • 4 inch Senco green pumpkin
  • Texas rigged 4 inch trout colored Senco
  • Yamamoto 4 inch Senco

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • test
  • Bait Details
  • blue winged olive

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Silver blades, Red/white tail
  • silver blade, red/black tail
  • Gold blade, Yellow n red Tail
  • Silver, black/red tail
  • white tailed
  • meppes

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • 2 inch, color gold and white

Nymph Check Prices

  • Copper John
  • PT

Blade Bait Check Prices

  • purple rooster tail & live minnows
  • Mepps, Rooster Tails or a gold fish

Grub Check Prices

  • Orange color grub.

Worm Check Prices

  • Yam's off all sorts and colors... thats it.
    Also caught smallmouth and a couple of chain pickeral.
  • 4 inch CobraBaits padle tail worm and 4 inch Gary Yamamoto strech 40 worm in green pumpkin.
  • Senkos and Tiger/perch cranks
  • 4 inch Green Pumpkin Yamamoto Senco
  • bass imitation rubber worm
  • spoom work well to.
  • senko

Other Check Prices

  • Candy
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