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Are there any other local sites anyone can recommend for MA anglers. I loved coming here and checking in to see how everyone was doing during the season, asking about different ponds....and just gener ...

Deerfield you can find smallmouth near the confluence with the CT river... but honestly if you're fishing that water go for trout. You'll have a shot at a 24"+ fish

hydraa,

don't have any experience with MarCum's but, I would suggest this
https://www.amazon.com/Okuma-Fishing-Tackle-Underwater-Camera/dp/B00R8I6W5O
as an affordable alternative. The only issue ...

Was out after work yesterday at the Ashland Reservior fishing some fallen trees with a pumpkin Booyah Boo Jig with a Gambler Otter as a trailer, I was dragging it across the bottom and I got a very li ...

The Taunton river is awesome, little do people know you can not only catch largies and smallies, but stripers and even bowfin! Lots of species and structure. Not sure of your area, check the Mass.gov ...

Not sure of your area, but most ponds/lakes near you will contain carp! A good spot is any stretch of the Charles river or Merrimack river. They can be seen spawning in the spring and fished for year- ...

The species are around through until the end of fall. They will still be biting just as hard as they are now. Bluefish usually end up being the more common of the two in July. Good general areas are a ...

It's a forum. Old school. Hard to compete with social media sites like Facebook.

Plus the site hasn't been updated in ages. A site overhaul, integrating it with Facebook and Twitter and such, woul ...

fool,

finesse style fishing is key to smallmouth on large bodies of water. just identify schooling fish, or rocks and points as you said. It's a huge body of water with some huge smallmouth living ...

Long-time lurker here,
I know plenty of people have asked before, but this site is a great platform for spreading knowledge and becoming a better fishing community. There some pretty aggressive and n ...

kirksta2071,
even though as you said you are a bass fisherman, you are in a new area and a good way to gauge where you should be going is the massgov website which contains a trout stocking schedule ...

im also finding the bass to be a bit on the lethargic side so far this year... the pickerel are hungry but also tiny Confused

looks like a fallfish to me, pretty common in the rivers in new england. related to shiners!

Hey man I fish some of those kettle ponds a decent amount for trout at night and during the day however I do not fly fish. I always have my best luck on jerkbaits, inline spinners, and top waters. I ...

Hi all, long time lurker and first-time poster. I've been exploring some of the kettle ponds on the cape researching them. I wade-fished Peter's pond last summer to no avail... I saw on OTW that there ...

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Topic: Why is this site dead?
smarthawk Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:18 am Subject: Why is this site dead?
smarthawk Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Are there any other local sites anyone can recommend for MA anglers. I loved coming here and checking in to see how everyone was doing during the season, asking about different ponds....and just gener ...
Topic: Cold & Deerfield Rivers
smarthawk Replies: 1 Views: 781	Forum: Freshwater Reports Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:10 am Subject: Cold & Deerfield Rivers
smarthawk Replies: 1 Views: 781	Deerfield you can find smallmouth near the confluence with the CT river... but honestly if you're fishing that water go for trout. You'll have a shot at a 24"+ fish
Topic: MarCum Underwater Cameras
smarthawk Replies: 2 Views: 951	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:34 am Subject: MarCum Underwater Cameras
smarthawk Replies: 2 Views: 951	hydraa, don't have any experience with MarCum's but, I would suggest this https://www.amazon.com/Okuma-Fishing-Tackle-Underwater-Camera/dp/B00R8I6W5O as an affordable alternative. The only issue ...
Topic: Ashland Rez has some hogs...
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 1411	Forum: Bass Fishing Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 7:26 am Subject: Ashland Rez has some hogs...
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 1411	Was out after work yesterday at the Ashland Reservior fishing some fallen trees with a pumpkin Booyah Boo Jig with a Gambler Otter as a trailer, I was dragging it across the bottom and I got a very li ...
Topic: South shore river fishing
smarthawk Replies: 1 Views: 1042	Forum: Bass Fishing Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 1:53 pm Subject: South shore river fishing
smarthawk Replies: 1 Views: 1042	The Taunton river is awesome, little do people know you can not only catch largies and smallies, but stripers and even bowfin! Lots of species and structure. Not sure of your area, check the Mass.gov ...
Topic: Carp Fishing
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 950	Forum: Introductions and Q&A Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 1:12 pm Subject: Carp Fishing
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 950	Not sure of your area, but most ponds/lakes near you will contain carp! A good spot is any stretch of the Charles river or Merrimack river. They can be seen spawning in the spring and fished for year- ...
Topic: New to saltwater fishing
smarthawk Replies: 2 Views: 954	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:07 pm Subject: New to saltwater fishing
smarthawk Replies: 2 Views: 954	The species are around through until the end of fall. They will still be biting just as hard as they are now. Bluefish usually end up being the more common of the two in July. Good general areas are a ...
Topic: Why is this site dead?
smarthawk Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 1:40 pm Subject: Why is this site dead?
smarthawk Replies: 14 Views: 2540	It's a forum. Old school. Hard to compete with social media sites like Facebook. Plus the site hasn't been updated in ages. A site overhaul, integrating it with Facebook and Twitter and such, woul ...
Topic: Quabbin Trip 5/19/17
smarthawk Replies: 4 Views: 1349	Forum: Freshwater Reports Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 12:01 pm Subject: Quabbin Trip 5/19/17
smarthawk Replies: 4 Views: 1349	fool, finesse style fishing is key to smallmouth on large bodies of water. just identify schooling fish, or rocks and points as you said. It's a huge body of water with some huge smallmouth living ...
Topic: Why is this site dead?
smarthawk Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 12:45 pm Subject: Why is this site dead?
smarthawk Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Long-time lurker here, I know plenty of people have asked before, but this site is a great platform for spreading knowledge and becoming a better fishing community. There some pretty aggressive and n ...
Topic: Fishing in the groton/westford/dunstable areas?
smarthawk Replies: 1 Views: 933	Forum: Freshwater Reports Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 12:32 pm Subject: Fishing in the groton/westford/dunstable areas?
smarthawk Replies: 1 Views: 933	kirksta2071, even though as you said you are a bass fisherman, you are in a new area and a good way to gauge where you should be going is the massgov website which contains a trout stocking schedule ...
Topic: Massapoag pond
smarthawk Replies: 2 Views: 968	Forum: Freshwater Reports Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 12:25 pm Subject: Massapoag pond
smarthawk Replies: 2 Views: 968	im also finding the bass to be a bit on the lethargic side so far this year... the pickerel are hungry but also tiny
Topic: New to group - Ipswich MA
smarthawk Replies: 5 Views: 1091	Forum: Introductions and Q&A Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 1:06 pm Subject: New to group - Ipswich MA
smarthawk Replies: 5 Views: 1091	looks like a fallfish to me, pretty common in the rivers in new england. related to shiners!
Topic: Cape Cod Kettle Pond Question
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 1279	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:00 pm Subject: Re: Cape Cod Kettle Pond Question
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 1279	Hey man I fish some of those kettle ponds a decent amount for trout at night and during the day however I do not fly fish. I always have my best luck on jerkbaits, inline spinners, and top waters. I ...
Topic: Cape Cod Kettle Pond Question
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 1279	Forum: General Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:06 pm Subject: Cape Cod Kettle Pond Question
smarthawk Replies: 3 Views: 1279	Hi all, long time lurker and first-time poster. I've been exploring some of the kettle ponds on the cape researching them. I wade-fished Peter's pond last summer to no avail... I saw on OTW that there ...

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