Long Pond Fishing Spot
- County: Lakeville, MA
- Acreage: 1721
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 6'
- Max Depth: 10'
- Elevation: 51'
- Bathymetry Map: View Long Pond Bathymetry Map
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwlongl.pdf
- Last Modified By: smokecity on 04/10/14 06:05 AM
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Long Pond Baits and Tackle
Soft Baits Check Prices
- Two 11-3/4", one 11-1/2", one 11-1/4"
- Used an assortment of hard and soft baits. Spinnerbaits work really well.
- My best 5 was about 7-1/4lbs:
1-3/4lber
Two 1-1/2lbers
Two 1-1/4lbers
also a couple 1lbers, and a short
Various Swimbaits, Prop Bait, and a Spinnerbait - My 4 keepers were 4.77lbs
Three 1-1/4lbers, and One 1lber
Also 2 shorts
Live Bait (Other) Check Prices
- Used some Medium Shinners
Crankbait Check Prices
- I was using a small baby bass colored crankbait, and reeling it in until it smashed into the bottom, then pausing, and they'd crush it on the pause.
- And Lipless Crank
Topwater Bait Check Prices
Stick Bait Check Prices
Lipless Bait Check Prices
- a yo-ziri lipless crankbait green back,silver sides,and orange belly. and a 3/8 oz. football head jig/w a strike king rage tail craw in dirty craw color texas rigged to it.
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- chartreuse 3/8 oz spinnerbait/w tandem chartreuse willowleaf blades. a chrome silver excalibur lipless crankbait. a heddon black bullfrog "crazy crawler". and strike king rage tail crawfish in dirty craw color.
- 1/4oz chartreuse spinnerbait w/ #4 nickel colorado blade
- 1/4oz chartreuse/lime spinnerbait w/ colorado/willow twin nickel blades
- 3 largemouth bass & 1 chain pickerel on a white 3/8oz Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye double-willow spinnerbait
- white, double-nickel willow blades, 3/8oz Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait
- Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait, white skirt, double-willow blades
Worm Check Prices
- Watermelon colored SENKO worm, texas rigged with a small weight
- Strike King Shim-E-Stick(Senko) in watermelon, black/red flake
- Strike King Shim-E-Stick(like a Senko) in watermelon green with black/red flake
- 5" watermelon red/black flake Strike King Shim-E-Stick, rigged weightless tex-posed, 4" Yamamoto Senko, watermelon red/black/green flake, wacky-rigged
- Yamasenko Watermelon Tube Worm
Long Pond Description
Long Pond is a huge, shallow, warmwater pond covering 1,721 acres; one of the largest natural ponds in Massachusetts. The pond is fed by numerous small streams and drains via Long Pond River (also known as the Snake River) into Assawompset Pond (a water supply for Taunton and New Bedford) which in turn feeds into the Nemasket River. Average depth is six feet and the maximum depth is only 10 feet. Transparency is five feet. The 11 miles of shoreline are heavily developed with year round homes. The water color is stained and aquatic vegetation is found in cove areas. Access: Long Pond can be reached by taking Route 18 South from Route 495. There is a large paved launch ramp on the southeastern end of the pond (off Route 18) provided by the Office of Fishing and Boating Access. The parking area can accommodate approximately 40 cars. Although no horsepower restrictions are in effect on the pond, boaters are cautioned that there are numerous submerged rocks. Long Pond was last surveyed in June of 1990 when fisheries crews found largemouth bass, bluegill, chain pickerel, yellow perch, white perch, pumpkinseed, white sucker, alewife, blueback herring, brown bullhead, golden shiner, tessellated darter, lake chubsucker and bridle shiner. A few walleyes are occasionally taken in Long Pond River.
Long Pond is a good largemouth bass pond and a popular site for bass tournaments. Fishing is also good for white and yellow perch. Some big chain pickerel are taken occasionally, and it would not be a bad bet for bullhead angling. The town of Freetown collects a parking fee on Saturday, Sundays and holidays.