Quabbin Reservoir Fishing Spot

• Acreage: 25000
• Public Fishing: Yes
• Max Depth: 100'
• Elevation: 523'
• Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_pond/dfwquabb.pdf
• Last Modified By: carpmaster on 09/11/11 04:40 AM
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Quabbin Reservoir is the largest body of water in Massachusetts and is managed by the MDC as a water supply. The water is clear, with a transparency of 20 feet or more. Depths range too more than 100 feet. There are two designated fishing areas encompassing many square miles: one on the west branch of the reservoir, the other covering the middle and east branches. No access is permitted on the Prescott Peninsula (the finger of land separating the west and middle branches), all islands and certain other designated areas, but a large portion of the shoreline is open to anglers on foot. No alcoholic beverages are allowed. Boat access is provided at three gates only: 8, 31 and 43. There is currently a $4 parking fee and $2 launching fee at these gates; boats and motors are available for rental at a maximum of $31 per day. There is a 20 hp motor limit and no inboards are allowed. Canoes and prams may be launched only on Pottapaug Pond at Gate 31. Quabbin has a limited fishing season, generally opening on the third Saturday in April and closing on the third Saturday in October. Quabbin contains a vast assortment of warm and cold water fish species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, landlocked salmon, lake trout, white perch, yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed, golden shiners, black crappie, rainbow smelt and bullheads.

Quabbin Reservoir is the largest body of water in Massachusetts and is managed by the MDC as a water supply. The water is clear, with a transparency of 20 feet or more. Depths range too more than 100 feet. There are two designated fishing areas encompassing many square miles: one on the west branch of the reservoir, the other covering the middle and east branches. No access is permitted on the Prescott Peninsula (the finger of land separating the west and middle branches), all islands and certain other designated areas, but a large portion of the shoreline is open to anglers on foot. No alcoholic beverages are allowed. Boat access is provided at three gates only: 8, 31 and 43. There is currently a $4 parking fee and $2 launching fee at these gates; boats and motors are available for rental at a maximum of $31 per day. There is a 20 hp motor limit and no inboards are allowed. Canoes and prams may be launched only on Pottapaug Pond at Gate 31. Quabbin has a limited fishing season, generally opening on the third Saturday in April and closing on the third Saturday in October. Quabbin contains a vast assortment of warm and cold water fish species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, landlocked salmon, lake trout, white perch, yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed, golden shiners, black crappie, rainbow smelt and bullheads.

The Quabbin has been stocked with tagged trout. If you are one of the rare anglers that catches one of them, make sure you contact Dennis Duguay at (978)724-6603.

The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some 65 miles to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston and the MetroWest area. It also supplies water to three towns west of the reservoir and acts as backup supply for 3 others.[1] It has an aggregate capacity of 412 billion U.S. gallons (1.56 km³) and an area of 38.6 square miles (99.9 km²). Quabbin Reservoir water flows to the Wachusett Reservoir using the Quabbin Aqueduct. The Quabbin watershed is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, while the water supply system is operated by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The Winsor Dam and the Goodnough Dike form the reservoir from impoundments of the three branches of the Swift River. The Quabbin Reservoir is part of the Chicopee River Watershed.