Mass. Fishing
Hello all. The possibility exists that I may be taking a weekend trip to Mass.
Anyone know of any good Bass lakes within 50 or so miles of Worcester? GPS
waypoints as well? Also, can you get a license in Mass. at your local Kmart,
as you can in NY? TIA to all who reply. John C. French |
John
Aug 11
2004
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| Congamond on the MA/CT border is superb. Qinnsigamond (aka quinSUCKamound),
right in Worcester is anything but. RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Aug 12
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| Hey John
Most lakes in mass are pretty small..more the size of ponds. The Quabbin
Reservoir (west of Worcester) is the exception. If I was fishing the area for a day I might try Long Pond in
Acton/Littleton...has a mix of good depth and weed cover. A1 or Stump pond
in Shrewsbury is close and a mix of weed and wood cover. Lake maps are available on line and I think that there is a on line license
purchase. Steve |
steve
Aug 12
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| Congamond is a little far from worcester. It does hold great bass but has a |
John
Aug 12
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| Oh,
You can get Licenses at any wal-mart or Dick's sporting goods. Dick's
doesn't charge a retailer's fee. Wal-mart does. The closest Dick's is on
Lincoln Street in Worc. or McCracken road in Millbury. |
John
Aug 12
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| I would have bet money that it was within the 50 miles John specified, but
it turns out that it's more like 70! I'm shocked that I'm closer to
Congamond here on the shore of LAke Zoar than Worcester is. And you're right about the pressure. But the fishing pressure has never
bother me there. Just ther #@#$#$ ski boats. RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Aug 12
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| Actually, I'll be West of Worcester, in Southbridge/Charlton, so
Congamond is not to far.
I have been researching the lakes everyone has mentioned, and think
Congamond is my best bet. A-1 and Quabbin Res. looked promising, until I
read the limits on motor size. Quabbin doesn't allow anything over 25 horse,
(mine's a 40h Mariner.) Also, Quabbin has some fairly large off limits areas
that I would not like to accidently enter, not knowing if they are clearly
marked.
I also read the Congamond By-Laws. It state that no boats can go faster
than 10mph on Sat & Sun before 10 AM (never heard of this before). Is this
rule in force on the lake? Thanks for all the info, and would gladly entertain other ideas as well. John C. French |
John
Aug 13
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| Yes That rule is enforced. They are pretty strict about it.
If you are staying by sturbridge then Quaboag and south pond and the Quaboag
river that connects them offer great bass fishing. Those are a must hit.
Also you might want to look at Buffumville in Charlton. |
John
Aug 13
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| I just checked out Buffumville and it looks pretty good. I can't find any
motor restriction, Can you verify that. I guess I should have stressed in my
original post that I will be using my boat with the 40h on it. Thanks for
the reply. John C. French |
John
Aug 13
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| Absolutely -- although the ski boats push it closer to 9 sometimes. But by
11, it's a madhouse. When are you going to be there? RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Aug 13
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| We will probably be going in the next couple of weeks. We were
considering a trip this weekend, as my wife has family in Southbridge, but
she has made other plans. I was real dissapointed. Don't get me wrong, I
love my wife's family, but I can't pass up an opportunity to tow the boat
along and fish a new lake. I'm also still trying to schedule a day on Lake
Champlain before its too late in the season. I guess for this weekend I'll
just head back out onto the St. Lawrence River. Thats my usual day trip.
Anyone in the area wants to spend a day on the ST Law., drop me a line (so
to speak). John C French |
John
Aug 13
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