Saltwater game fish records
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Best bets for trophy bass in Massachusetts
Find waterbodies that consistently produce trophy-sized bass. This list was compiled using records from MassWildlife’s Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program. Keep in mind that these aren’t the only places to try your luck.
water bodies that consistently produce trophy-sized trout in Massachusetts
Find waterbodies that consistently produce trophy-sized trout. This list was compiled using records from MassWildlife’s Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
Interstate Pond LICENSE REGULATIONS
Wallum Lake, Douglas: Fishing permitted by persons duly licensed in Massachusetts or Rhode Island. Rhode Island regulations apply. Lake Monomonac and Robbins Pond, Winchendon; Long Pond, Tyngsboro and Dracut; Bent Pond, Warwick; Tuxbury Pond, Amesbury: Fishing permitted by persons duly licensed in Massachusetts or New Hampshire. New Hampshire regulations apply. Colebrook Reservoir, Tolland; Perry Pond, Dudley; Muddy Pond, Southbridge; Breakneck Pond, Sturbridge; Congamond Lake, Southwick; Hamilton Reservoir, Holland: Fishing permitted by persons duly licensed in Massachusetts or Connecticut. Connecticut regulations apply...
Catch-and-Release Areas
Artificial lures only. No bait in possession.
Ice Fishing
All anglers are allowed up to five hooks through the ice at one time. A hook is defined as an angling device attached to the line of a tip-up or jig stick that is designed to take one fish at a time. This includes plain hooks, treble hooks, spinners, spoons, bait harnesses, jigs, or plugs. The device in question is not restricted to a single hook – lures with multiple treble hooks count as one hook in the water. Hooks can...
Bait
It is unlawful to take baitfish for the purpose of sale from the inland waters of the Commonwealth. Individuals trapping fish for personal use as baitfish may use only one trap.
Fishing Seasons & Limits
Fishing Seasons & Limits
Protected fish in Massachusetts
You can’t keep some species of freshwater fish if you catch them. Remove the hook or cut line and return the fish to water immediately — do not pose for photographs, place on a stringer, hold in a net, or delay in any way the immediate return and release of these fish: Sturgeon (all species) American brook lamprey Bridle shiner Eastern silvery minnow Lake chub Longnose sucker Northern redbelly dance