The water was starting to cook on the small ponds so all the bass were moving shallow and the fishing was great up untill this crap fluke. Me and my dad caught two nice females last week before the s*** weather. They were both in the 5lb range and in water less than 2ft. So even the big females were up in the shallows. We were on a small 7 acre pond.
When the water hits high 50's to low 60's and the moon is close to full or new. With that said, I saw three beds last Saturday and caught a male off of one. Water temp was 62 and the moon phase was new.
Do you go off of surface temp? I don't really have a way to check much deeper, and obviously, the surface is usually warmer than lower down.
cool thanks guys. do you know any places in the brookline or plymouth areas
also, what do you catch them on
Do you mean places to fish
Go to Google maps or the MA Wildlife website and you will find more than enough places to fish 
The 2nd question is a tough one because it depends on what species you are fishing for, depth, clarity, etc.