Quabbin Reservoir Fishing Report

Quabbin In The Fall

Today my buddy Darren and I hit the Q for the first time this year and it's the first time we've been here this late in the year. We were hoping that the water temps would have cooled enough to get the smallies schooled up but that hasn't happened yet. The water temp was 67 degrees when we got started around 6:30 or so. D bagged a 2 pounder right away on a buzzbait and of course we start thinking here we go it's gonna be a great day. He didn't get another fish all day and missed a couple. I caught my first fish on a dropshot in about 30 feet of water. It was a teeny tiny perch. Yay me. My next fish was a short smallie also caught on a dropshot in 34 ft of water. That was pretty cool. That's the deepest bass I've ever caught. This was my first day with a fishfinder. (I have a lot to learn there) We kept alternating between deep water and shallow (Hitting everything in between). My third and best fish was a 2 1/2 pound smallie on the buzzer in about 5 feet of water that was rocky. Although it threatened to all day it only rained a little but during the hardest rain of the afternoon I bagged my fourth fish that was about a 1 pound LMB. I was kind of bummed because I thought we'd catch more deep water fish. I was finding structure but not marking fish and not catching fish. I hope I can get out there one more time before it closes for the year. As a footnote I'd like to add that my buddy Dunt bailed on going due to a rainy forecast.

• Added By: shawneramone on 10/02/11 08:35 PM
• Also There: darren
• Location: Quabbin Reservoir
• Report Date: 10/2/2011
• # of Photos: 2
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