Massapoag Lake Fishing Spot
- Acreage: 353
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 13'
- Max Depth: 45'
- Elevation: 248'
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwmasss.pdf
- Last Modified By: bmbassachusetts on 08/10/16 12:55 PM
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Great place for BIG Bullhead catfish and I also got lucky with a white perch.The wind was brutal though.
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Awesome lake but it's low density of bass can make things difficult... If you intend on doing well here you gotta put in the time, the fish here seem to roam a lot as well where you catch them one day they often will not be there again the next. I wade from shore and that eliminates the problem of encroaching on people's property.. I've actually been asked to leave a spot I was wading before by a shore patch leasee but I'm not so easily deterred as I was within the rights of the high water mark law but fishing from a craft is prob best just have fun trying to launch it if you need a ramp, the one paved on is I believe only for residents of Sharon. But some of my best fish to date have come out of here, 7.67 and numerous 5 and 6 lbders. Place can be on fire at times in the spring... That's when to really catch lunkers there. From late march to early May is best if the ice out allows. There are a sparse number of smallies but the population is growing. I've actually been told they are spawning in good numbers there now... Tons of white perch and I mean tons.. Also tons of Russian trout fisherman that love to swear a lot... Swimmers and rec boaters are a p.i.t.a sometimes I will say evening time is prob best. Also the wind here gets INSANE!!! Serious whitecaps can be a happening there so check the wind before you go or it can end your trip quick
Massapoag Lake Baits and Tackle
Hard Baits Check Prices
- Jerk bait, slash bait, jig, crankbait, rat-l-trap
- We used a variety of dark-colored soft plastics
Crankbait Check Prices
- Shallow Water Daiwa Crank. Fished slow
- Used a small suspending minnow worked great caught a couple of yellow perch as well
- was slowly fishing a deep crank that floats letting it float to top after each crank then BANG these little suckers came right up on it
- kept hitting the crankbait right on of the cast just as i started retirieve.
- shallow crank square almost matching bass color
Topwater Bait Check Prices
- topwater and worms
- Heddon Lure, Mini Torpedo...silver in color with red below lip. Great lure, works great...just put together in haste, and fell apart.
Stick Bait Check Prices
- a lot of plastic worms work out.
Lipless Bait Check Prices
- Sexy Shad, White belly & blue back
In-Line Spinner Check Prices
- Panther Martin
Hard Swimbait Check Prices
- Yozuri floating minnow. About 4-5 inches in length, gold color.
Worm Check Prices
- Berkley Powerbait
- green w/ red flake
- green bass pro worm with purple flakes
- rat l trap, wacky worm
- 5" stick worms YUMM green pumpkin and BassPro green with red, blue, and gold flake. This one was on a YUMM green Pumpkin
- 5" stick worms YUMM green pumpkin and BassPro green with red, blue, and gold flake. This one was on a YUMM green Pumpkin also.
- Green Worm, Texas Rig
Frog Bait Check Prices
- Weedless Topwater Frog
Jerk Bait Check Prices
- Senko, 5", green with red specks.
- red 5" Senko
Creature Check Prices
- Brown with purple flecks, first time using them.
Massapoag Lake Description
This 353-acre natural great pond is located about a mile south of Route 27 in Sharon. Maximum depth is 45 feet; average depth is 13 feet. The bottom is composed of gravel, sand and rubble and the water is transparent to 11 feet. Aquatic vegetation is moderate, and limited primarily to the southern and western shores. The shoreline is heavily developed, with the exception of the eastern shore along Masssapoag Avenue.
Access is provided by a town owned boat ramp located on the north shore near the outlet. It is suitable for launching small trailer boats, car top boats and canoes. There is adequate parking for approximately six vehicles, but during the summer months this parking area is reserved for swimmers at the adjacent beach. During that season, boaters must launch and then park their vehicles across the street at a schoolyard.
This pond is stocked with trout � usually rainbows � every spring. It was last surveyed in 1979 when, in addition to stocked trout, seven species were recorded: largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, white sucker and golden shiner. Mass Wildlife stocked Tiger Muskellunge in 2003 and 2004 so they are still reproducing in here.
This is a fine spot for early season trout fishing, either from a boat or from shore off Beach Street or Massapoag Street. Summer fishing can be difficult with the access problem and the crowding of other recreational users, so we don�t recommend it then except very early in the morning or at night. The warm water fish species display low population densities and those fishing for them will generally find the action very slow. However, this pond annually produces a few trophy bass and pickerel, and the fish that are present are generally of large average size. A good percentage of the trophies are taken through the ice, particularly in the southwestern cove.
The Hopkinton Reservoir has been stocked with tagged trout. If you should be one the very rare lucky anglers that catch one of them, make sure you call Robin Betts at (508)384-3296.