Ponkapoag Pond Fishing Spot
- County: norfolk
- Acreage: 203
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 4'
- Max Depth: 7'
- Elevation: 150'
- Bathymetry Map: View Ponkapoag Pond Bathymetry Map
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwponka.pdf
- Last Modified By: kevdd on 08/06/09 10:03 PM
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redfin pickerel are small pickerel. weigh up to 2lbs. looks different then chains. ive only caught them in nets going for shiners! never had one attack a lure
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Baystate... yes, there are picks. when we had the tourney there last year, we even had a separate bag for biggest pick.
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Just curious, has anyone ever caught a redfin pickerel here? I've never heard of anyone catching them, and I'm curious to know if anyone has.
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Caught a decent number of fish here. Worms for sunfish perch n pickerel. senkos for bass.
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Started fishing this pond 2 years ago and have taken 3-5 ponders out on Lunker frogs consistently with a slow retrieve. I have been fishing 35 years and had lost what I beleive to be the biggist fish I had ever hooked .It looked 12-13 lbs easily or bigger. My line snapped when I brought her near shore but got a very good look becuase she was stuck in the weeds for a bit before this beast got away.
You can find spots from shore but they are limited. But I have no problem bushwhacking and thats what I did to get to this spot in the middle of the lillies from the trail. I will be back again soon to try for big bertha again. I would (HIGHLEY) advise fishing with a very strong braided line only at this point due to all the weeds and the "GIGIANTIC" fish you will hook. Happy Fishing!! J.T -
This needs to be updated. There is public access from Randolph Street right next to Temple Beth David. The road is unmarked so be prepared to turn once you see the sign for the temple. There is limited parking and an unpaved haul road down to a small beach. A gate across the road prevents vehicles from getting too close so this is carry in access only. The launch site is a nice shallow sandy beach area. Be advised that you might be sharing this area with a family or group as this is just about the only pubic shore access on this pond.
Because it's so shallow this pond is VERY weedy in the summer. Most of the weeds are right below the surface. This also means that fish can be almost anywhere so don't just stick to the shore.
Ponkapoag Pond Baits and Tackle
Jigs Check Prices
- 3lb 2oz was my only contribution to our limit.
Everything else was 1-1/4lbs or smaller for me
Live Bait (Other) Check Prices
- Fished a shiner two feet below a float.
Lure (Other) Check Prices
- Powerbait - Garlic scented (green)
- Powerbait
Other Check Prices
- Powerbait
- Berkley Gulp Alive artificial salmon eggs (yellow) on an egg sinker (sliding) rig.
- Powerbait
Crankbait Check Prices
- j9 black/gold
- Most fish caught on a j9 bronze color but did get a few on soft plastics and the biggest on a hollow body swim-bait.
- slow slow slow presentation
Topwater Bait Check Prices
- basic top water pencil popper type lure.
- Booyah Pad Crasher brown yellow top
Stick Bait Check Prices
- slow action on jerkbait long pauses
- RC jerkbait did most of the heavy lifting. It caught 7 0f the 8 bass 5 of the 7 pickles and 1 sunnie.
Also caught a bass on a spinnerbait and 2 pickles on a minus - seinko 5" junebug purple
- I was using a green pumpkin/watermelon senko
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- using a curly tailed soft bait on the jig hook - slow to moderate retrieve, just enough to keep the spinners going and the bait a foot below the surface.
- white spinner bait with white curly tail grub
- H&H spinnerbait with blue/chartreuse skirt
- Arbogast Jitterbug and Rebel Buzz'n Frog
Ponkapoag Pond Description
This shallow, 203 acre impoundment is located about a half mile south of Route 128 and a half mile east of Route 138. It has a maximum depth of seven feet and an average depth of four feet. As would be expected on a pond this shallow, aquatic vegetation is pervasive and very abundant.
Only a small portion of the eastern shoreline is developed; the southeastern and western shores are bordered by large expanses of marshland. There is no formal public access, but there is street-side parkingand a place to launch cartop boats and canoes at the spillway on the pond's western tip.
Although we the Division have no recent survey information on this pond, it is known to support populations of largemouth bass, chain pickerel, bluegill, pumpkinseed, black crappie, golden shiner and redfin pickerel.
Although there are some limited areas where shorefishing is possible, the heavy weeds make it difficult to cover much productive water without a boat. This is a good fishing pond with abundant bass, panfish and pickerel, and although trophies are decidedly rare, the action is often quite hot. Small poppers, cast with a flyrod, result in unending strikes. Rubber worms and other weedless lures are recommended for spin fishermen.