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General Information Quaboag Pond is a 558 acre Great Pond located approximately 2 miles southeast of Brookfield center on the Brookfield-East Brookfield town line. Useful Links: Quaboag Pond has an average depth of 6 feet, a maximum of 16 feet, and aquatic vegetation is relatively common within areas less than 10ft deep. The Get your Fishing License majority of shoreline development occurs on the northern and eastern shores. The Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area is located on the Freshwater Fishing southwestern shore and is undeveloped. Quaboag Pond is fed by the and the , the latter of which is navigable to Trout Stocking Information boaters for some distance through the Quaboag Wildlife Management Area up to the Davis Road crossing (not shown on map). Quaboag Pond is a Freshwater Sportfishing Awards popular destination for recreational boaters, swimmers, and paddlers during Program the summer months.

Recreational Access The town of Brookfield manages a large concrete boat ramp (72°3'46.230"W 42°12'13.253"N) and adjacent parking area suitable for 30 trailers on the north shore of the pond off Shore Road. Shoreline access is available along Shore Road on the north end, and from the Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area on the southwestern shore. Please contact the offices of Learn more: the town of Brookfield for additional information, fee structure, and/or Mass.gov/MassWildlife restrictions pertaining to public access of Quaboag Pond. Connect with us: Fish Populations Facebook.com/MassWildlife The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Brown Bullhead, Your local Yellow Bullhead, landlocked Alewife, Golden Shiner, and White Sucker. MassWildlife office: Quaboag Pond is also stocked occasionally with Northern Pike when 211 Temple Street available. Please check the MassWildlife Northern Pike and Tiger West Boylston, MA 01583 Muskellunge stocking page online for stocking dates. (508) 835-3607

Fishing Quaboag Pond is known throughout for its trophy Northern Pike, which occasionally exceed 20 pounds in weight. The majority of these STOP AQUATIC HITCHIKERS! Prevent the transport of nuisance species. fish are caught through the ice in winter along with good numbers of Black Clean all recreational equipment. Crappie, Chain Pickerel, and Largemouth Bass, a few of which have been ProtectYourWaters.net reported to exceed 7 pounds. Fishing the shores and weed beds of the Quaboag River for bass and pickerel is popular during summer as is fishing for Bullhead in the main body of the pond. Quaboag Pond has produced

Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, White Perch, crappie, sunfish, and bullhead that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Sportfishing Awards Program. Updated: 2016