Bob Docsroute Loc: NorthCentral Massachusetts

Retired and getting back to fishing. I have a canoe , truck and some experience fishing for bass and trout but not in this region-- North Central Massachusetts. I need to know the better bass ponds around here. I have recently fished Comet Pond in Hubbardston and Lake Dennison in Winchendon. So far so good-- caught about six 1 to 2 pound large mouth bass and never skunked in about 5 sessions using J-9 Rapala jointed lures in various colors. I need advice on what works for the bigger fish and where they are. I heard there were Smallmouth bass at Comet Pond but could not find their hideouts in 5 hours of trying. It has been hot here all summer but the water at Comet still seemed rather cool. Where are the feeder springs at Comet?

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

¡Welcome to the Fishing Stage Forum, Bob! I used to live, not TOO far to the east of you, out Rt.40, about (since they straightened the road) <3 miles NE of 119, in Groton, Mass. {The house I lived in, had a granite marker next to the driveway that read: "Groton 3 Miles"}... There's a fairly productive, but; PRIVATE "millpond" there... There's alot of decent water, all around there, as I recall (it's been over 43 years, since I've lived there, probably 40+, since I've VISITED!)
What neck'o the woods did you move from? ... We used to have good luck with the Bass, early and late; on Hula Poppers and Jitterbugs, also, my Mom put one heckofallotta Bass in the freezer, using a black rubber worm on a "Worm-harness"... Also fished early and late. (The middle of the day, never seemed overly productive, for whatever reason.)

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Where are the feeder springs at Comet?[/quote]

You MAY have to wait for "first ice", in a couple of months, to find THOSE... It becomes VERY evident, where those springs are located, as the water is "wanting to" freeze.