Pinewood Pond aka Harrison's Pond, Stoughton, MA

Stoughton's Pinewood Pond, also known as Harrison's Pond, is a decent sized fishing hole near the Canton town line that is very challenging, frustrating, and constraining.  By the middle of the summer, it is absolutely covered in lilly pads which makes it very difficult to get your bait down to the fish.  You're best chances are to get to this pond early in the year during the prespawn period if you want to catch some good size bass.

Unless you live on the pond, all of your shore fishing will be down from on the northern shore of the pond from Lakewood Drive.  There are some tall reeds along the shore so finding a spot to fish from can sometimes be tough but there are enough openings.  If you're going to fish from the shore, my suggestion would be to start on the north east corner where there is a point to fish that is always stacked with bass.  (I'll mark it with a star on the map.)  Working down the shore to the right is always what I've done whenever I go there.

As I mentioned before, the lilly pads are very thick so the key here is to find a few spots where they open up and drop your line in there.  My best tactic has been always to cast it long and slowly creep my bait up to the opening so by the time it drops in the fish have seen it coming for a while.

If you're going to drop you're boat in there are plenty of spots to fish but you better do it in the early spring or you won't be able to move.  The spot that seemed to produce the most fish was on the eastern shore, where there is a little cove.  You are almost fishing the bass out of a couple of backyards but the water is warm and shallow and clear of any weeds so it is perfect for spawn beds.

Successful Bait: Worms- Watermelon,  Red, Brown, Black w/ blue flakes.  Frogs- Green/Yellow, Dark Green.  Mice- White, Grey. 
Shore Fishing? Yes 
Boat Access? Yes 
Boat Ramp? No

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Silk Mill Pond Conservation Area, Canton, MA

The Silk Mill Pond Conversation Area is a small little pond hidden away in a neighborhood in Canton. According to my sources, there is a guy that lives by that stocks the pond with bass every year. It doesn't really matter to me where the fish come from, as long as they're in the pond. Since it's a small pond, don't expect to find any monster bass in there but it is a good spot to go cast a few and try out different baits.

It gets pretty deep in the middle so if you want to use a deep running crank bait or lets a swim bait sink a little deeper, you should be able to pull out a few. Most of my success has come from working the lilly pads against the eastern shore along Old Shephard St.  The weeds are pretty thick tho so you'll have a tough time getting ur bait down to the fish.  Instead, fishing the edges of the lilly pads will allow you to get the bait to their level and within their range.

There's really not much else to say about this pond.  It's small, stocked with bass, and pretty secluded.

Successful Bait: Worms- Watermelon,  Black & Yellow, Pumpkin seed w/ Red Flakes.  Small segmented swim bait. 
Shore Fishing? Yes 
Boat Access? Yes 
Boat Ramp? No

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Canton Reservoir, Canton, MA

The Canton reservoir has treated me well for the past 4 years but recently it'javascript:void(0)s become a much challenging spot to fish.  The water level over the last 2 years has dropped about 6 feet, wiping out several quality fishing spots.  In the past, you could fish off the shore for hours and have continuous success but if you want to catch some fish in there now, I suggest you get a boat in there.

There is a spot next to the bridge on Pleasant St where you can put in a john boat or a canoe.  I think if you want to get a real boat in there, you will need to know someone with property on the shore.   If you want to immediately catch fish at the Res, you should head straight for south east corner which is directly up against the Wampatuck Country Club.  There is a par 3 hole on the shore, where a cove cuts into the land.  This spot is absolutely stacked with bass.  You can fish the edges or the middle because there are boulders submerged everywhere which give the bass lots of structure.   We've pulled a few 3 and 4 pound bass out of that cove, so that's always our go to spot.

Along the eastern shore there are two large inlets that you can fish if your boat can get into really shallow water, like 2-3 feet.  Between the two inlets tho is  a little rock pile that just barely pokes out of the water.  There are plenty of bass congregating around this spot so feel free to drop anchor and cast a few at the drop offs.

If the water level does come back, and you're looking to fish from the shore, I've got the perfect spot for you.  If you park behind the ENE building on Route 138, you will find a path that leads out to the water.  I'm not advocating this spot right now just because the water level is way too low and it won't produce the number of fish that it used to. 

We have had a little luck fishing in the middle of the reservoir but its pretty big and there aren't many drop offs to fish out there so it's usually just a crap shoot.

Successful Bait: Worms- Watermelon, Black  w/ blue tail.  Spinner Baits - Black & Red
Shore Fishing? Yes
Boat Access? Yes, off of Pleasant St
Boat Ramp? No

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