wx2fish Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 The bass spawn is definetely behind schedule locally. There were a few smallies on beds today at my local lake, but it's just starting. I've seen them on beds there in late April during warmer springs. I also saw plenty of largemouth cruising up shallow after a couple warmer days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 9 hours ago, wx2fish said: The bass spawn is definetely behind schedule locally. There were a few smallies on beds today at my local lake, but it's just starting. I've seen them on beds there in late April during warmer springs. I also saw plenty of largemouth cruising up shallow after a couple warmer days. Wow. Quabbin temps are still in the upper 40s, most smaller areas are in the low-mid 50s. Similar to last year around here, first wave of smallies did not start bedding up until the first week of June but beds were present for weeks prior. Cooler mornings just kept pushing them back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, PowderBeard said: Wow. Quabbin temps are still in the upper 40s, most smaller areas are in the low-mid 50s. Similar to last year around here, first wave of smallies did not start bedding up until the first week of June but beds were present for weeks prior. Cooler mornings just kept pushing them back down. The lake by my house is small, only about 350 acres, max depth about 60ft. Temp is only mid 50s, but still a few smallmouth moving up. Simlar to what youve seen at the Quabbin, the bigger lakes Ive fished up in the lakes region winni,newfound, ext seem to average late may through June for the smallmouth spawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Got out to Mill Pond in Nashua a couple times. Pond isn't very deep and it's infested with milfoil so the grass is already on the surface in spots. There is a canal system off of it and I found a few fish starting to think about bedding in the canal system. I say "starting to think" about it as the beds were not well defined. Got a few nice ones though: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Take me down to lunker city, Where the lake is clean and the fish are pretty. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Tough day out there today. Thought we would smoke them as the water is in the upper 50s, clouds, no wind. I went through a whole bag of jig trailers since every hookset would send a 1/4oz or 3/8oz back at my face and a single claw missing. Just wouldn't eat it. Ended up with 8-10 largemouth (nothing over 2 lbs,) on the finesse worm or 3.5" swimbait and about 30 slime darts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 1:39 PM, dryslot said: Take me down to lunker city, Where the lake is clean and the fish are pretty. nice laker! I'm proud of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Just now, Whineminster said: nice laker! I'm proud of you. lol, Thanks, I've caught quite a few of them the past few years in the 5-10 lb range. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Quabbin allowing for boats as of tomorrow, but NOT renting boats. Which sucks for those of us without a boat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, radarman said: Quabbin allowing for boats as of tomorrow, but NOT renting boats. Which sucks for those of us without a boat. Yup, and only tow vehicles, trailers, and boats with Mass registration. A lot of guys in NH and CT are not happy. When I can steal a neighbor's for the day I'll let you know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 11:59 AM, Chrisrotary12 said: Got out to Mill Pond in Nashua a couple times. Pond isn't very deep and it's infested with milfoil so the grass is already on the surface in spots. There is a canal system off of it and I found a few fish starting to think about bedding in the canal system. I say "starting to think" about it as the beds were not well defined. Got a few nice ones though: Couple nice ones. The stretch of the Nashua River behind stellos has surprisingly good fishing too. I've caught a couple in the 5-6lb range in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Smallies are getting ready to do the deed. All the cold mornings have beds deeper than I've ever seen. Lots on 10-15'. Any tapering points with a hard bottom had fish stacked on them in 15-30' yesterday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Quabbin is stupid right now. Maybe 5-10% of smallies are spawning, rest are eating jerkbaits on the edges of windy spawning flats like I've never seen before. Fished 1-4pm Wednesday and had over 40 smallmouth, only a couple under 2 pounds. Biggest went 4-13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Those are nice smallies. Been a while since I've caught one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Fish are all messed up at the Quabbin. Even with last year's cold spring the spawn was in full effect. Past 2 weeks all males on beds, almost all females are still off shore. Yet to see a pair on a bed even though the water is in the mid-60s. Went deep in 25-45' and got all bigger females. Given the bellies, they are either full of eggs or still early pre-spawn. Never seen anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 8:02 AM, PowderBeard said: Smallies are getting ready to do the deed. All the cold mornings have beds deeper than I've ever seen. Lots on 10-15'. Any tapering points with a hard bottom had fish stacked on them in 15-30' yesterday. Dude!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I'll be fishing whalom Pond in Lunenburg this week for bass. What do i use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, Whineminster said: I'll be fishing whalom Pond in Lunenburg this week for bass. What do i use? A fishing pole? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, mreaves said: A fishing pole? Mayyyybe a hook? I'm saying for trouts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 5:02 PM, Ginx snewx said: Dude!!! Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Went to whalom lake today in lunenburg.....few small largie bass. What's weird is there was rock bass too.... haven't really caught those little porkers outside of VT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Couple of schoolies under the dock saturday. Big stripers moved in today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Water levels way down compared to even just a week ago. One of the development puddles I've been fishing is shrinking fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Bass fishing has been good the past couple weeks. Post spawn, but still alot of fish fairly shallow. Ive managed to boat a couple largemouth over 5lb, biggest was right at 6lb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Finally floated the canoe in North Pond (Belgrade Lakes.) Lots of small white perch but I was after what's eating fish that size. Never a bad day on the lake. - saw a fawn bouncing thru the brush next to a shoreline lawn and had a large snapping turtle surface within 5 yards of me, twice. Water is cloudy with algae so couldn't see the whole animal but its head looked like the 40-pounders I caught in NNJ eons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 7 hours ago, wx2fish said: Bass fishing has been good the past couple weeks. Post spawn, but still alot of fish fairly shallow. Ive managed to boat a couple largemouth over 5lb, biggest was right at 6lb Seriously. I don't understand why the Quabbin smallies are not deep yet. Holding in 10' grass flats. Should be on schools of bait over 30' by now. Everything is late. Reminds me of 2018, was catching 4+ smallies off docks on Great Pond in Maine in August, only the small fish were deep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Yeah I've got a few in 10 feet of water this weekend, strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 It's been so warm a couple nights in low 60s all the fish think it's September and have moved shallow. Caught a big rainbow in about 15' then a 5+ smallie I sight-fished in about 8' of water. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Apparently I stop operating in the heat. Haven't been fishing in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, PowderBeard said: It's been so warm a couple nights in low 60s all the fish think it's September and have moved shallow. Caught a big rainbow in about 15' then a 5+ smallie I sight-fished in about 8' of water. Beauties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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