Fishing near Carver in Plymouth County, MA

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  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Burbot, Dolly Varden, Arctic Char, Other (Saltwater), Bluegill
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 204
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 673
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Red Bellied Cooter near Carver

Red Bellied Cooter

Federally Endangered Species.

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Slob of the Day near Carver

Slob of the Day

He was FAT!
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Top Fishing Spots near Carver

Dunham Pond
Dunham Pond

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South Meadow
South Meadow

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Sampson Pond
Sampson Pond

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Johns Pond (carver)
Johns Pond (carver)

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Wenham Pond
Wenham Pond

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Rocky Pond
Rocky Pond

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Carver Area Fish Species

Recent Carver Fishing Reports

Angry Turtle in Carver Fishing Report Apr 30, 2013

Angry Turtle in Carver

Carver MA -

After calling into work it took almost no effort to get my teammate in the mood for a midday fishing trip. Gear loaded and fresh coffees in hand we he...

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Dunham Pond, Carver Fishing Report Aug 11, 2009

Dunham Pond, Carver

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Went out with my brother at sunrise. It was a great morning, weather wise. I ended up catching 4 Largemouth, all about 1 1/2 pounds. My brother ended ...

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JUly 6th 2012 Fishing Report Jul 06, 2012

JUly 6th 2012

Smpsons Pond Carver Ma. -

Warm morning 60 degrees,light west wind and sunny.Started out fishing the submerged rocks with not much action.Moved out to the rock point and picked ...

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10/17/15 - Avid Anglers @ Sampson's Pond Fishing Report Nov 03, 2015

10/17/15 - Avid Anglers @ Sampson's Pond

Sampsons Pond - Carver, MA -

Catching up on a trip from a couple weeks ago. Between a new job, and work around the house my fishing time has been extremely limited. Anyway, this w...

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11/3/13 - Cran Bog Hawgs Trail @ Sampsons Pond Fishing Report Nov 05, 2013

11/3/13 - Cran Bog Hawgs Trail @ Sampsons Pond

Sampsons Pond - Carver, MA -

I fished the "Cran Bog Hawgs Cold Water Series" for the first time this past weekend with my buddy Paul. The trail is ran by a nice gent Dav...

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8/10/13 - MA B.A.S.S. Nation Club vs Club @ Sampsons Pond Fishing Report Aug 16, 2013

8/10/13 - MA B.A.S.S. Nation Club vs Club @ Sampsons Pond

Sampsons Pond - Carver, MA -

Teamed up with my buddy Fred from Avid for this Tournament. We were one of 10 teams. Sunny, Windy, Hot day. 1st time to Sampsons for me, not that big....

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Baits and Tackle used near Carver

Check Prices

  • You can use just about any lures here, as we've had luck with all of em. Also, Nightcrawlers and shiners work good.
  • black and red spinner dual spoons and trailer hook low and slow in the weeds
  • Green Pumpkin Brush Hog
  • I used rubber worms,Surprised they hit the worms this early,My buddy was using shiners and caught a 5lbs.7oz largemouth,didn't include it in this trip,There not my points.
  • Worm
  • Rubber worm Wacky Style
  • frogs
  • Ultra light mitchell spidercast reel combo 4lb test, fun fun fun. when the bass aren't hitting
  • We used live shiners, 3-4 inch, and any lure you can think of. They crush anything at this place...HUNGRY fish...
  • Senko purple with purple flake.

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Used live bait and also sanko.
  • eels on the bottom
  • Used some Medium Shinners
  • Shiners on a bobber
  • cauth the 4 lb on shiner, and the others on rubber worms
  • Shiner one foot below float.
  • sandworms
  • Fresh Mackerel

Creature Check Prices

  • Green pumpkin Brush Hog
    5" wacky rigged green pumpkin stick bait (senko knockoff)
  • Green Pumpkin Brush Hog
  • Strike King KVD Bluegill Swim Jig
  • texas rigged baby creatures. on weedlines
  • You already know
  • 4in beaver bait black and blue
    1oz tungsten
  • Flipping a laydown
  • Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver 4.20
    -Dirty Sanchez, and Watermelon/Red colors.
  • Berkley 4.5in Pit Boss Green Pumpkin
  • Black and Blue as usual

Minnow Check Prices

  • shiners hooked behind the dorsal fin with a #2 circle hook on about 30in. leader of 20# flurocarbon.
  • Large (heavies) shiners
  • Live minnow under a float
  • Shiners, 3-4 inch
  • Shiner live lining.
  • We used shiners, white worms, spoons, and night crawlers
  • mumpers
  • Used mostly shiners. Caught 1 on a spinner and crank as well.
  • Used a live shiner to see what I would catch since I haven't had much luck with my artificial tackle.
  • medium-sized shiner

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • pulled a hula popper from shore into the water, got him 2 feet from shore.
  • throwing floating minnow under the docks along shore, pulling crappies and pickerel, 1 good size bass, 2+lbs but he got off the hook.
  • fish #1 Strike King Shim-E-Stick, in baby bass color. Fish #2 Rebel Pop-R, in foxy shad color. Fish #3 Bass Pro Shops Minnow, in gold XXX shad color
  • Rebel Pop-R
  • Strike King® Spit-N-King® Premier Hardbaits Sexy Blueback Herring patern
  • Rebel Popper
  • same as bass bait
  • top water popper minnow orange bottom red mouth blue top
  • BooYah Pad Crasher Cricket Frog 1/4oz
  • BooYah Pad Crasher Junior Frog in a Cricket Pattern

Lizard Check Prices

  • slow dragged threw beds

    also got 1 ona hard jerkbait and it turned out to be a smallie
  • Plastic Yum salamander. Rigged weedless.

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • Shad colored 5" Senko
  • pearl-colored Zoom Super Fluke, 8# Berkley 100% fluorocarbon line, Diawa spinning gear
  • berkley slug baby bass color
  • Caught on Gary Yamamoto Senko
  • wacky rig
    couldnt set the hook today...lost alot of bass
  • KVD jerkbait suspended 4-5ft
  • rapala jerkbait bass colored suspended 4-5 ft
  • fish#4 Strike King Shim-E-Stick, in watermelon w/ red/black flakes. Fish #5 Bass Pro Shops spinnerbait, white w/ dual nickel willow blades
  • 3 chain pickerel on a silver/white 1/8oz Strike King Mini-King spinnerbait - 1 largemouth bass on watermelon/red flake Strike King Shim-E-Stick(a Senko-type lure)
  • Mann's Shadow

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • STRIKE KING SPINNER
  • Chatreuse/White double Colorado spinnerbait
  • I drop in a spinner or crank bait. Make sure it is loud and early in the am. I work it from the shore and let it sink at the drop off or run it deep along the drop
  • med speed retrieve
  • Strike King Premier Plus 3/8oz Bluegill
  • Strike king bleeding spinner bait... Casting to an over hanging tree
  • Mepps Aguila gold inline spinner #2
  • Mepps Aguila gold inline spinner #2.
  • white, double-nickel willow blades, 3/8oz Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait
  • Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait, white skirt, double-willow blades

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • largemouth caught on Sizmic Toad in pumpkin green w/ red flake, chain pickerel on silver/yellow Mepps spinner
  • Stanley Ribbit
  • Brown and White Soft plastic swim frog, texas rigged with a 3/16 ounce red colored weight and red plastic ball. StrikeKing Baits
  • Used Zoom Horny Toad watermelon color and Senko watermelon seed
  • chartreuse SnagProof frog
  • Paycheck Baits "Transporter
  • Weedless Topwater Frog
  • Even the missed hits were blasted at by the fish.

    Also caught them on a buzzbait but those hits were slurped in.
  • Strike King Rage Tail (Rage Toad).
  • Strike King Rage Toad

Squid Check Prices

  • i used squid,surf clams, and sea/sandworms. had luck with all three baits

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • 4in senkos in various colors
  • Lucky Craft Pointer 100 Golden Shiner pattern.
  • 4" huskey jerk bait greenw/orange bottom
  • Ima Flit 100 Chartreuse Shad
  • rapala xrap smallest size black silver...jerk pause retreive....
  • I used a small colorful jerkbait to catch two and a double drop shot with white Berkley grubs for the other two.
  • I got the lure at Dick's on the sale end cap. I forget the brand.
  • Olive Shad X-Rap
  • A pair of 12in on the jerkbait
  • Jerkbait

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • All in between 6 an 10 inches
  • My First Ever Pike and was only 6 inches, lol
  • 7 and 8 inches
  • Panther Martin spinner
  • Mepps inline spinner #0 in silver. Was trying for trout.
  • Panther Martin rainbow trout inline spinner #1
  • Trolling or tossing in-line spinners. Powerbait mello's
  • Joes fly
  • 1/6oz Rooster Tail
  • Mepps #1 Gold with Brown Foxtail

Dry Fly Check Prices

Saltwater Jig Check Prices

  • Various jigs worked along with different teasers

Worm Check Prices

  • Wacky Style
  • wacky style pumpkin
  • Berkley 7" Black Shad
    Berkley 7" Tequila Sunrise
  • 5" senko worms, wacky style. Used alot of scent, and kept bait moving, bumping it off the bottom.
  • 5" senko worm, wacky style
  • Berkley Gulp Alive 4" natural color worm, rigged texas style on a Gamakatsu G Lock 2/0 hook. It was on a medium action spinning rod with 8LB mono. A real good fight.
  • Berkley Gulp Alive Natural on the big one.
    Mepps inline brass spinner #2 on the smaller one.
  • Texas rigged Berkley Gulp 4" crawler.
  • Berkley Gulp Alive Natural - My go to bait.
  • Used a watermelon/gold fleck senko worm, rooster tail, and popper

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • Small swim bait. Also my 12 year old son caught one on a shiner. From this and previous trips, seen some close to a pound in here. Pretty decent size for a perch.
  • Storm shad mullet color

Hard Baits Check Prices

  • Swimbait, Spinnerbait, Shakey Head.
  • 2 keepers: 2lber, and 1lb 5oz
    2 shorts, and 2 lost
  • A mix of 6" to 1lb
  • Used an assortment of hard and soft baits. Spinnerbaits work really well.
  • We keep 5 Bass total
    My three were 2.79lbs, and two 1-1/2lbers. Paul had a 1lb 14oz, and 1-1/2lber
  • Two 4lbers, a 3-1/2lber, two 2-1/2lbers.
  • Jerk bait, slash bait, jig, crankbait, rat-l-trap

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Lot's of baits today: topwater, dropshot, senko, spinnerbait, and shakey head.

    My limit was:
    1-1/2lber
    1lb 6oz
    1-1/4lber
    Two 1lbers
  • Shakey Head, and Drop Shot
    My Keepers were:
    4lb 5oz
    1-1/2lbs
    Two 1lbers

    Paul had 3lber, 1-1/4lbs, a couple 1lbers
  • My 2 Clones, Paul had 2 just like mine, and the biggest of our limit was 2.78lbs
  • Our 5 fish limit was
    2-1/4lbs (Fred)
    1lb 5oz (Fred)
    1lb 2oz (Me)
    two 1lb 1oz (Me)

    Many other between 3-/4 to 1lb
  • Shakey Head
    The 2 bass I caught that counted toward our limit were:
    1lb 9oz, and 1lb 4oz
    8 other Bass between 13in and 10in
  • Shakey Head
  • My big fish was 2.03lbs, also a 1-1/4lber, and a 1lber
  • Paul had a 3.90lb, 2-3/4lber, 2lber, 1-3/4lber, and two 1lbers

    I had a 1-1/2lber, and a 1lber
  • 3 shorts
  • 3 healthy Pickerel

Craw Check Prices

  • yamamoto watermelon crawdad
  • used almost everything in my bag, plastic worms,craws,lizards,creatures,space monkeys, heddon crazy crawler, swimbaits, buzzbaits, suspending jerkbaits, I could be here all night
  • Blue/black Gary Yamamoto

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • GOOD OLD SENKO
  • Black senko worm
  • Black senko rubber worm
  • trolling a white unbrella rig from island to the red bouy. while trolling i threw medium size stick crank baits off the side and hooked up. i would make sure your hooks are strong we had a few straighten out and loss the fish
  • Green umbrella rig and red umbrella rig... Trolled at 8-10 RPMs. 40-60 feet deep....red white knuckle head popper
  • zoom bass love em super fluke

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • Rapala Baby Bass Jointed swimbait
  • 7" dark trout 2x ms slammer
  • Ms Slammers and 3:16 baby wakes in Rainbow trout colors
  • 7" dark trout 2x slammer
  • 7" and 9" slammers in perch and rainbow trout
  • yo-zuri crystal minnow
  • blue reble
  • blue silver reble
  • I used Rapala Jointed Baby Bass 2".
  • Baby Bass Rapala Dive To Bait

Saltwater Hard Bait Check Prices

Jigs Check Prices

  • using rainbow jig with a 2 sinker.

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Strike King KVD 1.5 Sexy Shad
  • kevin van damn sexy chad, silver/black shiner with red accent and center mass bearings crankbaits
  • Rapala Perch
  • My 2 limit Fish were 1lb 5oz, and 1lb 4oz

    Vinny had a 2lb 4oz, 1lb 4oz, and 1lb 3oz
  • Relentless all day!!!!!
  • 1" Rapala minnow, silver/white, drifting. I also use GY Kreature baits over the weeds and in the holes between them.
  • Today, 10/31/08, used a 1" sinking Rapala, white and silver while drifting. I usually use a Kreature bait, green with black specks or Brown with purple specks.
  • 1-Minus crankbait in a Bluegill pattern
  • using an excalibur rayburn red crankbait
  • I was using a small baby bass colored crankbait, and reeling it in until it smashed into the bottom, then pausing, and they'd crush it on the pause.

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Throwing a sweet beaver pegged with a 3/8 oz threw the mats and caught a pickerel and ripped the beaver to shred's.
  • SENKO / GREEN/WHITE
    BROWN/PINK
    NO WIEGHT
    8 POND LINE
  • Jigs in shoreline cover did 95% of the damage
  • 1/4 non-lead jig head, dark blue (almost black) with bright blue flake, and a ZOOM blue flake frog trailer.
  • Black and blue finesse jig. Rigged with a black with red fleck zoom chunk. Worked slowly along bottom
  • Boag Hog Baits Brush Jig/Chigger Craw

    2lb 13oz, and a 2lber
  • Boag Hog Bait Brush Jig/Chigger Craw
  • Boag Hog Baits Brush Jig/Chigger Craw

    3.44lber, and 11-3/4"
  • They would the black blue finesse jig with any trailer
  • Found a big panfish jig in a tree after loosing my bass jigs. Put on a yum craw black blue. Worked along the bottom.

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Northland minnow
  • Berkley chartreuse and orange wiggly tail rigged texas style.

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • Olive wooly bugger

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • Al's goldfish (cooper 3/16 oz)
  • 1/4 oz gold kastmaster
  • Golden 1/4 oz little cleo
  • Lil Jake, silver with red dots.
  • "5 of Diamonds" Eppinger Dardevle
  • gold little cleo

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • We each culled one Bass - My was a 12"3/4lb, Vinny's was 1lb
  • a yo-ziri lipless crankbait green back,silver sides,and orange belly. and a 3/8 oz. football head jig/w a strike king rage tail craw in dirty craw color texas rigged to it.

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • fish on the bottom water is hot and deep
  • just put a nightcarwler on there and drop nit in ull have a bass as soon as u look blink
  • cast it to the side near the littel pump house but farther out
  • i just cast it in and let the bober plot down the littel river
  • Just worms nothing special.
  • Live night crawler on a drop shot.
  • all i used was a 2 way spinner with a night crawler catches them all!!
  • trout worms

Herring Check Prices

  • Live lining mackeral

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • medium speed
  • Red and white daredevil

Blade Bait Check Prices

Grub Check Prices

  • Swimming a 3' grub on a 1/4 oz. jighead through some lily pads.
  • 2in. chartreuse colored w/ black spots grub (texas rigged).
  • Used double drop shot with 1" white Berkley Power Bait rage tail grubs.
  • Berkley Grub drenched in Berkley Gulp Alive fish attractant.
  • Berkley white grub with a tail.
  • Berkley White Grub.

Live Baits Check Prices

  • squid/ clam/ mackerel typically

Flies Check Prices

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • 2" soft plastic crawfish jig with #1 spinner
  • Drifting the jig in 6-10 feet of water

Other Check Prices

  • 6" slug-o's (perch and Salt & Pepper. Worked and worked over the rocks and weed beds
  • Green Pumpkin Spanky worm
    (Lunker City)
  • Rainbow Power Bait
  • chartruse power bait
  • yellow and Pink Power Bait caught fish with Yellow oin a #12 treble hook being the best.
  • Black Spinner Bait


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  • Twitch twitch pause with a jerkbait
  • Shiners, senkos, plastic salamander.

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