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The following bodies of water in the Northeast District were stocked with trout last week; Jamacia Pondin Boston, Stiles and Baldpate Ponds in Boxford,Sunset Lake in Braintree, Brookline Reservoir in Brookline, Massapoag Pond in Dunstable,Uncas Pond in Franklin, Pentucket Pond in Georgetown, Knops Pond in Groton. Mirror Lake in Harvard, Millvale Reservoir in Haverhill, Whitehall Reservoir in Hopkinton, Lexington Reservoir in Lexington, Sluice Pond in Lynn, Crystal Lake in Newton, Pleasant Pond in Wenham, and Whitman Pond in Weymouth.
For an updated list, check out MA STOCKING SCHEDULE and click on the link 'trout stocking schedule' and then 'Northeast District'.
Local trout fishermen have been assaulting trout waters with a wide assortment of baits in the hopes of hooking up with a newly stocked trout. Popular baits have included trout worms, dillies, crawlers and meal worms. Small spinners and spoons have also scored good numbers of trout. Morning fishermen seem to score bst along the many trout ponds that dot the North Shore. Sluice Pond in Lynn, Horn Pond in Woburn and Pleasant Pond in Wemham generally rank among the most productive trout waters in the area. Live baits have been preferred by hungry trout.
Bass fishermen have reported a good week with good numbers of smallish bass taken from many of the smaller bass ponds. Waters are still cold so the bass can be a bit on the sluggish side but are hungry and feeding. Fish the sunny side of the pond where the water is a bit warmer than the main body of water.
With salt water temperatures still in the upper thirties, the fish are slow to get moving. There has been limited flounder activity. Most of the action has taken place within the confines of local harbors and inlets. The best action that has been reported has been from cod fishermen. Cod have been actively seeking out offerings of sea clams from inshore waters. Some of the best action has taken place from around the islands to the "B" buoy and the Graves. Only Limited action has been reported by jig fishermen.
We now have the following baits in stock; Night crawlers, meal worms, trout worms, dillies, shiners, mackerel. herring and sea clams.
636,000 bright, healthy rainbow, brook, brown and tiger trout are destined to be stocked into the State's trout waters throughout this fishing season. 287,000 rainbow trout will average over a foot in length, 88,000 rainbows will be between 9-11 inches, 21,500 brown trout will be in the 12 inch class and 119,000 browns will be in the 6-11 inch class, 7,900 brook trout averaging 12 inches or better and 77,000 in the 6-11 inch class. Anglers can also try their luck fishing for some of the 5,000 tiger trout , measuring out at better than 14 inches, that will be stocked. This handsome fish is a cross between a female brown and a male brook trout
The following bodies of water in the Northeast District were stocked with trout this past week: Sandy Pond in Ayer, Walden Pond in Concord, Rock Pond in Georgetown, Stragman Pond in Gloucester, Baddacook Pond in Groton, Saltonstall, (Plug's) Pond and Lake Pentucket in Haverhill, Forrest Lake in Methuen, Berry Pond in North Andover, Griswald Pond in Saugus, Spot Pond in Stoneham, Silver Lake in Wilmington, and Horn Pond in Woburn.
For an updated list, check out MA STOCKING SCHEDULE and click on the link 'trout stocking schedule' and then 'Northeast District'.
Strike out early and fish long. Try crawlers, power bait and spinners. Good luck to all.
There really has been nothing to report from the brine. A few fishermen have been searching for cod with limited success. Mid to offshore waters have produced a few fish.
Water Temperatures are on the rise signaling the start of spring. Last week water temps were 38 degrees. This week the temp rose to 39 degrees. Remember fish really start to turn on when temperatures hit the magic fifty degree mark . This is when bass start to show and the fishing really starts to "heat up". Are you prepared?
Trout have been testing angler skill and patience as they have been less than cooperative by most reports. Fishermen have been reporting a late start as trout often wait until mid morning before starting a bite. Anglers have also reported a wide variety of baits trout go after. There seems to be no bait that trout have consistently sought. It could be small shiners, trout bait, trout worms or bait tipped small ice jigs. Trout behavior dictates light lines, tiny baits andextra patie3nce.
Panfish anglers have been kept extremely busy baiting traps, chasing flags and cleaning fish. Fat yellow perch and husky crappie have been receptive towards offerings of small shiners, trout worms and meal worms, At times these "little" fighters will hold out for small ice jigs like the Rapala ice jig and tear drop jigs. Sometimes tipping the jig with a trout worm will increase the jig's effectiveness. Catches have been good with some anglers numbering catches into the dozens. It appears that the perch prefer the live bait while the crappie prefer the moderate movement of a small ice jig. The action has been good at Chebacco :Lake, Pillings Pond and Round Pond. Brown's Pond generally gives up good numbers of hefty perch.
Ice thickness continues to build and now stands between four and six inches at most ponds and lakes. Caution is advised as running water and springs weaken ice.
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Crappie fishermen have been reporting good catches when presenting small shiners in mid level waters. Successful fishermen have also scored nicely when working small ice jigs at mid level waters over uneven bottom. Some anglers were reporting catches into the dozens.
Trout fishermen have scored at most trout waters when they present small shiners, trout worms and power bait. Morning fishermen seem to score best with a secondary spike in the activity taking place right around dusk. Salmon fishermen have been frustrated as salmon have been fooling them. After a couple of strikes on shiners,salmon will switch their preferenc to another bait. Salmon were xtocked in Pleasant, Sluice and Horn Pomnds.
Perch fishermen have had a great week chasing flage, baiting hooks and fighting feisty perch. Perch activity continued to be strong again this week with some anglers tallying perch catches numbering into the dozens. Small shiners, crawlers and medium shiners were the preferred baits. Some fishermen did very well working jigs over an uneven botton.
Pickerel activity has been good at most local ponds and lakes throughout the North Shore. Pickerel have been feeding steadily on all sizes of shiners but the largest pickerel seem to hold out for the biggest shiners that were presented. Shallow coves and soft bottoms with remnants of decayed weeds proved to be the most productive areas for pickerel fishermen to set their ice traps. Some of the better pickerel areas turned out to be Pillings Pond, Chebacco Lake and Gardner Lake.
Good numbers of largemouth bass fishermen have been reporting fair to good numbers of bucketmouths being pulled through the ice at many local ponds and lakes. Although most of thre bass that have been caught have been in the two and three pound range, there havw been fair numbers of bass in the five pound range ca8ught. Medium and large shiners have been the preferred bait of successful ice anglers. Chebacco Lake, Beck's Pond and Round Pond have been among the successful locatioms reported by fishermen.
Ice fishing started this week with mixed reviews. Fishermen were slow to get started and few fishermen were noticeably absent from local hard water. Let's hope for a better weekend. Good luck and tight lines.
It appears that we are going to experience a split weekend weatherize. Despite this, it looks like there will be a large number of ice fishermen out drilling holes to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Keep in mind that there will probably be a run on live shiners and the possibility of some sizes of shiners running tight is real. My advise would be to get your bait early and make sure you have plenty. Nothing ruins a day of fishing than running out of bait.
Local ice fishing has been good even though not many fishermen have been out to enjoy it. Looking across many lakes, the scene appears to be one from the frozen tundra. There are no tip ups to be seen or fishermen huddled in a circle. Local bait shops are quiet and there are no discussions of the latest hot spots. Despite the lack of fishermen, there are a few faithful and dedicated anglers making the rounds of local pods checking ice conditions and scoring on fair to good numbers of active fish. Schools of perch have kept fishermen busy jigging small artificials, setting ice traps, baiting hooks and chasing flags. Fishermen have been reporting catching dozens of hefty yellow perch from Chebacco Lake, Putnamville Reservoir, Brown's Pond and Sluice Pond.
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