Lake Trout Fishing Wachusett Reservoir

Maps are helpful but not really needed as fishing is good throughout just follow the anglers and there is never real shoulder to shoulder fishing it is just that big.

Lake trout fishing wachusett reservoir. Live through multiple summers in Wachusett. Some catches while bank fishing the Wachusett Reservoir during April 2017. Parking is plentiful to a point but fisherman are plenty.

Note the large head and skinny body. Five out of seven fish hit 20 feet from the bank striking Little Cleo Krokodile and Len Thompson spoons and came right to the surface as soon as they felt the hook. 04042018 The Res is very easy to find loaced in Sterling and Boylston on routes 12 and 140.

15042014 As it turned out the lakers were feeding right next to shore. And lakers are not the only fish that the second largest manmade waterbody in the commonwealth has to offer its also famous for big smallmouth bass landlocked salmon white perch rainbow trout and several other species. At Wachusett Reservoir shoreline fishing only is allowed from Gate 6 on Route 70 to Gate 36 on Route 110.

The largest lake trout encountered was originally tagged in 2015 and then recaptured in 2017. 29112019 The 2019 fall sampling is complete and crews on Wachusett Reservoir captured and released 142 lake trout including a 37 inch 18 pound fish. They spawn on shallow rocky reefs in the fall at night and are popular with ice anglers this time of year.

The very end of the video I was tryi. The lakers were fat and healthy a testament to the recovery of the smelt population in Wachusett. It holds six state records and the lack of boat access means that the fish see less pressure and grow longer and.

20022020 Lake Mattawa is the spot if youd like to hang a broodstock brown trout although Connors Pond sounds awfully alluring. 2020 Fishing Update The 2020 shoreline fishing season at Wachusett Reservoir and Sudbury Reservoir is now closed. Once you feel it hit the bottom start reeling in slowly.