Best bets in Massachusetts for trophy perch
Find waterbodies that consistently produce trophy-sized perch. 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.
White perch
| Waterbody | Town |
| Wequaquet Lake | Barnstable |
| Upper Mill Pond | Brewster |
| Quacumquasit Pond | Brookfield |
| Bridge Pond | Eastham |
| Great Pond | Eastham |
| Herring Pond | Eastham |
| Ashumet Pond | Falmouth |
| Coonamessett Pond | Falmouth |
| Jenkins Pond | Falmouth |
| Hinkleys Pond | Harwich |
| Mashpee-Wakeby Pond | Mashpee |
| Cedar Pond | Orleans |
| Pontoosuc Lake | Pittsfield |
| Snake Pond | Sandwich |
| Singletary Lake | Sutton |
| Wachusett Reservoir | |
| Connecticut River | |
| Quabbin Reservoir |
Yellow perch
| Waterbody | Town |
| Middle Pond | Barnstable |
| Mystic Lake | Barnstable |
| Parker Pond | Barnstable |
| Wequaquet Lake | Barnstable |
| Blueberry Pond | Brewster |
| Greenland Pond | Brewster |
| Long Pond | Brewster |
| Seymour Pond | Brewster |
| Sheep Pond | Brewster |
| Upper Mill Pond | Brewster |
| Muddy Pond | Eastham |
| Sols Pond | Falmouth |
| Cahoon Pond | Harwich |
| Hinkleys Pond | Harwich |
| Olivers Pond | Harwich |
| Asnacomet (Comet) Pond | Hubbardston |
| Brigham Pond | Hubbardston |
| Long Pond | Lakeville |
| Mashpee-Wakeby Pond | Mashpee |
| Santuit Pond | Mashpee |
| Mattawa Lake | Orange |
| Onota Lake | Pittsfield |
| Pontoosuc Lake | Pittsfield |
| Billington Sea | Plymouth |
| Bloody Pond | Plymouth |
| Halfway Pond | Plymouth |
| Long Pond | Plymouth |
| Great Herring Pond | Plymouth/Bourne |
| Richmond Pond | Richmond |
| Pelham Lake | Rowe |
| Lawrence Pond | Sandwich |
| Peters Pond | Sandwich |
| Snake Pond | Sandwich |
| Spectacle Pond | Sandwich |
| Triangle Pond | Sandwich |
| Congamond Lakes | Southwick |
| Agawam Mill Pond | Wareham |
| Webster Lake | Webster |
| Wyman Pond | Westminster |
| Denison Lake | Winchendon |
| Connecticut River | |
| Quabbin Reservoir |
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