Massachusetts Bass Fishing

Tuesday, 08 May 2007

Massachusetts offers a lot of bass fishing opportunities, with numerous public accesses to ponds, reservoirs and lakes all across the state. Massachusetts fishermen can expect great catches of bass whether from the shore or fishing boat utilizing various kinds of baits such as top water plugs or spinner baits.

There are hundreds of not-so-popular ponds where the Massachusetts fishermen can enjoy some great bass fishing experience almost anytime of the year. Some of these ponds will give you good bass fishing without experience the heavy angling traffic that is normally to be found on the more popular lakes in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts’ Cape Cod is well-known for its many kettle trout ponds. However, there are also several warm water ponds that provide good bass fishing action. Johns Pond for example is one. It is a natural kettle bass pond having an average depth of 20 feet up to 65 feet in the deepest part in the northern end 65 feet. Good visibility can be achieved up to 18 feet, and water plants and vegetation is limited to Johns Pond’s cove areas located at its southern end. The bottom of the pond is sandy, although there are other bottom areas consisting of gravel and rubble.

Childs and Quashnet rivers, the two outlets of the pond provide an abundant source of fish forage for the pond's bass population. Because of this, Johns Pond, despite its fairly-fished waters, has dense populations of small and largemouth bass fish.

Buffumville Lake is a long and warm water lake which is considered one of the lesser known waters in Massachusetts Central District area due to unwanted vegetation underneath the lake. However, the southern basin of the lake is the best bet for some exciting bass experience because of the area’s standing dead trees, rocks and stumps which act as cover.

In Massachusetts’ Ashland Park is the Ashland Reservoir which is about 155 acres and has a maximum 47-foot depth. Visibility is around 9 feet, and aquatic plants are noticeably scarce and limited to the shoreline and few coves. The bottom of the reservoir is abundant in rocks, clay, and rubble.

While Ashland Reservoir is more known to anglers for its abundance in trout, this body of water likewise provides great opportunities for bass fishing. The western shores are shallow, and although there is not much underwater cover in the area, it still provides good bass environment.

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