Fishing near Wendell in Franklin County, MA

3.89 Rating based on 100 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, American Shad, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 70
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 133
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Wendell Fishing Photos

3.5 lb largemouth near Wendell

3.5 lb largemouth

my brother-in law caught this 3-3.5 lb largemouth at wyola in May of 2008
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2lb largemouth near Wendell

2lb largemouth

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Holtshire pond??? near Wendell

Holtshire pond???

Across from the beach, what use to be known as the Lebonte's residence. In the photo was the old Dahlstrom residence by the beach on mattawa.
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Mattawa near Wendell

Mattawa

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Top Fishing Spots near Wendell

West Branch Swift River
West Branch Swift River

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Wyola Reservoir
Wyola Reservoir

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Lake Mattawa
Lake Mattawa

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
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Laurel Pond
Laurel Pond

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1361

Lake Rohunta
Lake Rohunta

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 2
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Bartons Cove
Bartons Cove

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
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Wendell Area Fish Species

Recent Wendell Fishing Reports

Nightfishing Fishing Report Jul 16, 2011

Nightfishing

Lake Mattawa -

Late night fishing at lake mattawa. We were fishing for whatever, Trout, hornpout, calico, eels??? but discovered a family of largemouth bass inhabiti...

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Lake Mattawa Fishing Report Sep 22, 2011

Lake Mattawa

Lake Mattawa -

Went looking for some Early trout last week on Lake Mattawa trying a new slip bobber technique my father in law introduced me to, Although a very cool...

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Pond that neighbors lake mattawa Fishing Report Jul 19, 2011

Pond that neighbors lake mattawa

Some pond -

Some damn nice lg mouths in this pond that I never would of thought to be. Its fulll of snapping turtles, and they hide good to snatch your catch. But...

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Quabbin Fishing Report Aug 10, 2009

Quabbin

Quabbin Reservoir -

Fishing was real slow. I bagged one nice largemouth around 5 lbs.
I caught him on a light green 6 inch senko. There were 2 other small bass around ...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Quabbin in the Fall Fishing Report Oct 02, 2011

Quabbin in the Fall

Quabbin Reservoir -

Today my buddy Darren and I hit the Q for the first time this year and it's the first time we've been here this late in the year. We were hop...

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Conn River midweek Fishing Report Dec 08, 2009

Conn River midweek

Gill, MA -

entire area is good. You can go miles upriver from the ramp at Gill. I've caught largemouth, smallmouth and Walleye on this part of the river....

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Baits and Tackle used near Wendell

Check Prices

  • senco
  • frogs and senkos
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub
    Booyah Pad Crasher Hollow Body Frog
    KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Swimbait
  • minnows, jig
  • soft plastics to live bait
  • Green pumpkin and watermelon straight tail worms.
  • shinners
  • 6" Senkos
  • Spro Bronzeye in Rainforest Black
  • Yamamoto Pumpkin Grub

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Live Carwfish
  • dilly worms
  • 10 inch fat yellow perchy! Bigger the bait.......
  • moussies and wax worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

    pond shiners once cought for tip ups
  • 5 inch yellow perch

Creature Check Prices

  • They are called brush hogs, and manufactured by Zoom baits, sold at wal-mart.

Tube Check Prices

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • Most were caught on a Trout Magnet . 1 on a Rapala and the other on aRooster Tail . Largest fish was the Last one caught . Trout magnet was the right bait to yse today.
  • Actually used a trout magnet 's to catch 1 Brook trout and 1 Brown.. C aught a rainbow on a 4 inch Yum Dinger..

Minnow Check Prices

  • pike shinners, 5 to 7 inches long

Craw Check Prices

  • Yammamoto flippin hog

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Live Target Brown Mouse
  • Z-Man Hard Legs Frog
  • frogs, spinners, and buzz bait
  • early morning, or after sunset
  • jitterbug

Crankbait Check Prices

  • X-rap for this fish, but have had grea luck with a jig and grub
  • many different types of lures thrown here will catch the fish
  • shallow running crank bait minus one.
  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • 4' senko daquiri
  • 4" senkos watermellon gold
  • 4" strike king shadalicious on 4/0 eighth ozgmakatsu swimbait hook.cant remember the color name but its purpletop with silver belly
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad - Light Blue with Silver belly.
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait
  • KVD Caffeine Shad paddletail swimbait.
  • 4" BkBl senko texas rigged on 3/0 Gami hook
  • Dropshot 12" leader , 1/4 oz weight, with various 3" baits
  • Reaction Innovations
    Little Dipper
    Dirty Sanchez

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • 3/4oz. Silver kastmaster

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Rubber Frogs, Flukes, and This hybrid lizard/fish/tube bait sold at wal-mart
  • Live target frogs. Bass pro enticed football jig with an elite swim'n'chunk on the hook
  • Rubber Frogs with swim legs, lots of noise and action of the top of the water
  • Swimming the frog through the pads

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Brother in Law got only bite - but did land the fish
  • 10-12 hook, half way threaded, dark part of the night crawler
  • Lures and live bait are good here but you have to be crafty and match the conditions.
  • Live nightcrawlers dropping them off the canoe

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Rapala blue and white rattle

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Rooster Tail

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • silver&blue kastmaster

Worm Check Prices

  • senkos
  • gary yatommotto senko black with siver flake.
  • Senko
    1st was 11-3/4in
    2nd was 6in on the inline spinner
  • senko wacky rigged
  • Gary Yamamoto Pumpkin
  • Zoom Trick Worm
    Color: South Africa Special
  • Zoom Trick worm Color South Africa special
  • I just used pumpkin seed green worms here all day and got tons of hits.
  • 3 on Zoom Trick Worm
    Color: South Africa special
    1 on Live Target Frog
    Color: Bull Frog
  • Junebug Zoom worm

Grub Check Prices

  • Yamamoto Twin Tail Grub
    Booyah Frog
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub, Green with Red Flakes
    Also caught on KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddle Tail Swimbait
  • Yamamoto 5" Curly Tail Grub - watermelon with red flakes.

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • 6 inch light green senko
  • Strike King KVD Paddle Tail Swimbait - Silver belly, blue back with glitter specks.

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • Trout Magnet Jigs .Gold with Gold body
  • Trout Magnet
  • Trout Magnet Gold Jig Gold Body.
    One Brook Trout and one Rainbow.
  • Trout Magnet Jigs
  • Trout Magnet Jig

Other Check Prices

  • Chartreuse Extra Scent power bait, or Natural color Extra Scent power bait
  • yellow rubber powerbait eggs
  • Candy
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