UTERJanuary
Ice on the kettle ponds
Pickerel and perch.
Quabbin to the Connecticut River
Massachusetts freshwater fishing
What's biting in Massachusetts freshwater in October: white perch, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass at their peak, with bluegill, channel catfish and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 15 fish here month by month, from Quabbin Reservoir to Connecticut River.
Fall bass
Quabbin and Wachusett for lake trout and smallmouth, the Swift and Deerfield trout tailwaters, kettle ponds, and the Connecticut River's shad.
Quabbin ReservoirWachusett ReservoirDeerfield RiverSwift RiverConnecticut River
Updated
Now · October
Fall bass
Browns pre-spawn.
Largemouth bassSmallmouth bassRainbow troutBrown troutChain pickerelBlack crappie (speck)
This month here
From the season calendar, best firstPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakSpawningSpawningAroundAroundAroundAround
White perch
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Northern pike
Chain pickerel
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Bluegill
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice fishing
Tip-ups.
March
Trout stocking
Swift River.
April
Bass pre-spawn and trout
Opening of Quabbin.
May
Shad at Holyoke
Darts.
June
Bass beds
Smallmouth on Quabbin.
July
Summer bass
Dawn.
August
Night bass
Swift River cold water.
September
Fall stocking
Trout.
October · now
Fall bass
Browns pre-spawn.
November
Late bass
Pickerel.
December
Ice comes
Ponds.
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