redfin pickerel are small pickerel. weigh up to 2lbs. looks different then chains. ive only caught them in nets going for shiners! never had one attack a lure
Baystate... yes, there are picks. when we had the tourney there last year, we even had a separate bag for biggest pick.
Just curious, has anyone ever caught a redfin pickerel here? I've never heard of anyone catching them, and I'm curious to know if anyone has.
Caught a decent number of fish here. Worms for sunfish perch n pickerel. senkos for bass.
Started fishing this pond 2 years ago and have taken 3-5 ponders out on Lunker frogs consistently with a slow retrieve. I have been fishing 35 years and had lost what I beleive to be the biggist fish I had ever hooked .It looked 12-13 lbs easily or bigger. My line snapped when I brought her near shore but got a very good look becuase she was stuck in the weeds for a bit before this beast got away.
You can find spots from shore but they are limited. But I have no problem bushwhacking and thats what I did to get to this spot in the middle of the lillies from the trail. I will be back again soon to try for big bertha again. I would (HIGHLEY) advise fishing with a very strong braided line only at this point due to all the weeds and the "GIGIANTIC" fish you will hook. Happy Fishing!! J.T
This needs to be updated. There is public access from Randolph Street right next to Temple Beth David. The road is unmarked so be prepared to turn once you see the sign for the temple. There is limited parking and an unpaved haul road down to a small beach. A gate across the road prevents vehicles from getting too close so this is carry in access only. The launch site is a nice shallow sandy beach area. Be advised that you might be sharing this area with a family or group as this is just about the only pubic shore access on this pond.
Because it's so shallow this pond is VERY weedy in the summer. Most of the weeds are right below the surface. This also means that fish can be almost anywhere so don't just stick to the shore.
This shallow, 203 acre impoundment is located about a half mile south of Route 128 and a half mile east of Route 138. It has a maximum depth of seven feet and an average depth of four feet. As would be expected on a pond this shallow, aquatic vegetation is pervasive and very abundant.
Only a small portion of the eastern shoreline is developed; the southeastern and western shores are bordered by large expanses of marshland. There is no formal public access, but there is street-side parkingand a place to launch cartop boats and canoes at the spillway on the pond's western tip.
Although we the Division have no recent survey information on this pond, it is known to support populations of largemouth bass, chain pickerel, bluegill, pumpkinseed, black crappie, golden shiner and redfin pickerel.
Although there are some limited areas where shorefishing is possible, the heavy weeds make it difficult to cover much productive water without a boat. This is a good fishing pond with abundant bass, panfish and pickerel, and although trophies are decidedly rare, the action is often quite hot. Small poppers, cast with a flyrod, result in unending strikes. Rubber worms and other weedless lures are recommended for spin fishermen.