Watershops Pond Fishing Spot
- County: Hampden - Springfield
- Acreage: 186
- Max Depth: 21'
- Elevation: 156'
- Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/13/09 07:06 PM
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There is a good, well-balanced bass population here with adequate stocks of quality fish 12 inches or better. Chain pickerel don’t seem to do as well, but there are some good fish. The spring-stocked trout do not carry over through the summer months, but they do provide some good fishing, primarily from late April through mid May. Panfish are abundant and yellow perch are over populated, under harvested and stunted. Black crappie and bluegill are under weight for their size and the harvesting of these fish is encouraged to prevent stunting. Channel catfish are scarce, but large carp are abundant.
Watershops Pond Baits and Tackle
Lure (Other) Check Prices
Other Check Prices
- Powerbait rainbow
- rainbow or green powerbait
Topwater Bait Check Prices
- Heddon Tiny Torpedo -- Baby Bass
- Popper
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- spinnerbait , plastic worms
Plastic Swimbait Check Prices
Topwater Bait (Popper, Plug) Check Prices
- Zara Spook
Watershops Pond Description
This 186-acre warm water pond has just under seven miles of heavily developed shoreline. Watercolor is brown with a transparency of only three feet. The bottom is muck, with some limited areas of sand and rock. Maximum depth is 21 feet and aquatic vegetation is heavy. This pond is an impoundment of the Mill River and is also fed by Schneelock Brook and numerous street drains. During the summer months there is severe deoxgenation below a depth of five feet. There is no formal boat launching or parking area, but access is possible off Alden Street for car top boats and canoes only. No motors are allowed. Watershops Pond can be located on the U.S.G.S. topographical quad map titled “Springfield South.” Nearby fishing areas include Fivemile Pond, Loon Pond, Lake Lorraine and the Connecticut River. Fish Populations: Resident gamefish include largemouth bass and chain pickerel. Brown and rainbow trout are stocked in the spring as part of an inner city program. Nongame species are yellow perch, black crappie, pumpkinseed, bluegill, white perch, killifish, golden shiner, white sucker, channel catfish and carp.