Which Ponds & Lakes Get Stocked With Fish in Massachusetts?
- Massachusetts keeps its lakes and ponds well-stocked with fish.D? pearch caught with wobbler image by Elena Vdovina from Fotolia.com
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife stocks the state's lakes and ponds with game fish twice a year in an effort to restore balance to the aquatic environment and supply anglers with an adequate number of fish. State run fish hatcheries supply the used for stocking; salmon is supplied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's White River National Fish Hatchery in Vermont. Anglers can track the state's stocking activities on the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife's website. - Ice fishing in winter.ice fishing image by Bruce MacQueen from Fotolia.com
Known by locals as Comet Pond, this 127-acre cold-water pond lies just north of Hubbardston in central Massachusetts. The pond is stocked with brook, rainbow, and brown trout; and brood stock salmon in the spring and fall. In the winter months, the pond freezes early and thaws late in early spring, which makes it popular destination for ice fishermen. - Fishing tournaments are popular activities during the spring and summer months.bass image by Du...?an Zidar from Fotolia.com
Found just outside of Southwick, Congamond Lakes covers 465 acres and is composed of three interconnected ponds and hosts the Congamond Lake Bass Fishing Tournament. In the fall and winter, the lake is stocked with brood stock salmon, and in the spring, brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout. - Fishing for trout on the lake.FISHING FOR TROUT image by brelsbil from Fotolia.com
Popular with anglers, this 617-acre lake shares its borders with a city park and a hospital and is located in the city of Pittsfield. The lake provides parking and a cement fishing pier along with a double concrete boat ramp and is host to a number of weekend fishing derbies during the spring, summer and fall. Although the lake contains an exceptional number of fish naturally, the Division of Fisheries & Wildlife stocks the lake every spring and fall with a variety of trout and brood stock salmon.
