Anyone know of a good crappie spot in south central Mass.

I would like to find a somewhat out of the way place in South Central Mass. that is good for Crappie Fishing and can be gotten into by way of a canoe? Also hopefully it has easy access and not a long carry or portage to get into. Thanks

Oldham pond in Pembroke has SLAB crappie as does the surrounding ponds in that area.

Oldham pond in Pembroke has SLAB crappie as does the surrounding ponds in that area.

Thanks for the advice; but Pembroke really isn't in the South Central part of Massachusetts. I'll put that one in my notebook for a later date.

Sorry, my bad. I misread the location. I was thinking South east.

I don't know that is is quite in the area your looking for but Lake Wildwood in the Upton area has some very nice Calico bass. Also Lake Ripple in Grafton as well, though they are currently dredging parts of Ripple so...both are easily accessible by canoe. In fact Wildwood really only has car-topper access. Ripple you can pull right to the water..Wildwood you may have about a 20 foot walk.


Here is a link with access and such.

I don't know that is is quite in the area your looking for but Lake Wildwood in the Upton area has some very nice Calico bass. Also Lake Ripple in Grafton as well, though they are currently dredging parts of Ripple so...both are easily accessible by canoe. In fact Wildwood really only has car-topper access. Ripple you can pull right to the water..Wildwood you may have about a 20 foot walk.


Here is a link with access and such.

Thanks a Bunch!! These are much more in my neck of the woods and I am pretty sure I will be giving the Wildwood location a try pretty soon.

Sweet, your welcome..all I ask is ya treat it with respect! It is a very nice lake with quite a healthy fishery, and the people who live on the lake are pretty nice as well.

Sweet, your welcome..all I ask is ya treat it with respect! It is a very nice lake with quite a healthy fishery, and the people who live on the lake are pretty nice as well.

Hi, I hope you don't mind my asking; but where are all those Very Large Carp coming from? They wouldn't by any chance be coming from behind the Old Voss's Farm (which is now the Blackstone River & Cannel Heritage Center) by any chance?

All over the place, really. I fish many waters in both MA and RI..I do fish the Riverbend Farm a lot, which is where your speaking of and I have had fish up to the mid 30's from that area of the river, particularly Rice City..though the average there is much more like 8-12 pounds, especially in the canal section. The two in my profile pic for instance are from Lincoln RI near the Kelly House museum.

I really do need to do more trips..I used to write a bunch of them on my old profile (bedlem) but I've been quite lazy lately. I'm simply uploading a bunch of pics from the last month today

All over the place, really. I fish many waters in both MA and RI..I do fish the Riverbend Farm a lot, which is where your speaking of and I have had fish up to the mid 30's from that area of the river, particularly Rice City..though the average there is much more like 8-12 pounds, especially in the canal section. The two in my profile pic for instance are from Lincoln RI near the Kelly House museum.

I really do need to do more trips..I used to write a bunch of them on my old profile (bedlem) but I've been quite lazy lately. I'm simply uploading a bunch of pics from the last month today

Is it true (that is if you know it is or not) that there are also Catfish in that part of the river (by Riverbend Farm) also?

Bullhead as far as I know. I've never seen channels or any "proper" catfish