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.
Largemouth bass
| Waterbody | Town |
| New Bedford Reservoir | Acushnet |
| Metacomet Lake | Belchertown |
| Cliff Pond | Brewster |
| Greenland Pond | Brewster |
| Higgins Pond | Brewster |
| Seymour Pond | Brewster |
| Nippenicket Lake | Bridgewater |
| East Brimfield Reservoir | Brimfield |
| Quaboag/Quacumquasit Ponds | Brookfield |
| Sampson Pond | Carver |
| Schoolhouse Pond | Chatham |
| Cheshire Reservoir | Cheshire |
| Robbins Pond | East Bridgewater |
| Great Pond | Eastham |
| Herring Pond | Eastham |
| Hinkleys Pond | Harwich |
| Long Pond | Lakeville |
| Great Quittacas Pond | Lakeville |
| Waite Pond | Leicester |
| Long Pond | Littleton |
| Johns Pond | Mashpee |
| Mashpee-Wakeby Pond | Mashpee |
| Crystal Lake | Orleans |
| Gould Pond | Orleans |
| Onota Lake | Pittsfield |
| Pontoosuc Lake | Pittsfield |
| Big Sandy Pond | Plymouth |
| Billington Sea | Plymouth |
| White Island Pond | Plymouth |
| Leonard’s Pond | Rochester |
| Marys Pond | Rochester |
| Congamond Lakes | Southwick |
| Agawam River/Agawam Mill Pond | Wareham |
| Glen Charlie Pond | Wareham |
| Webster Lake | Webster |
| Williams Pond | Wellfleet |
| Chauncey Lake | Westborough |
| Pearl Lake | Wrentham |
| Connecticut River | |
| Quabbin Reservoir | |
| Wachusett Reservoir |
Smallmouth bass
| Waterbody | Town |
| Flax Pond | Brewster |
| Sheep Pond | Brewster |
| Seymour Pond | Brewster/Harwich |
| Cliff Pond | Falmouth |
| Hinkleys Pond | Harwich |
| Long Pond | Harwich |
| Johns Pond | Mashpee |
| Mashpee-Wakeby Pond | Mashpee |
| Ashumet Pond | Mashpee/Falmouth |
| Onota Lake | Pittsfield |
| Webster Lake | Webster |
| Wachusett Reservoir | |
| Connecticut River | |
| Connecticut River | |
| Quabbin Reservoir |
Author: michael mcstay
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