Description
Lake Sabbatia or Scaddings Pond is a 248-acre Great Pond and impoundment of the Mill River located off of Bay St. north of Taunton center. The average depth of Lake Sabbatia is 10 feet with a maximum depth of 35 feet and the water is tea colored and transparent to roughly 4 feet. The bottom is predominantly mud and aquatic vegetation can be found along the shoreline and in all of the coves, particularly within the northern end which is uniformly shallow. Small shallow draft boats and cartops can navigate up the Snake River some distance from the main body of the lake. The shores of Lake Sabbatia are developed with year-round residences and contribute to heavy use of the lake during the summer months. Lake Sabbatia is subject to an annual drawdown thus use caution when navigating during fall and winter as depth varies seasonally.
Recreational access
The City of Taunton manages a concrete boat ramp and adjacent parking area suitable for 17 trailers off of Bay Street on the western shore (get directions). The shoreline may be accessed from the boat ramp south along Bay Street via state owned land. There is also a small pull-off on Scadding Road on town owned land where the shore can be accessed (get directions). Please contact the offices of the city of Taunton for additional information, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Lake Sabbatia.
The concrete boat ramp of Lake Sabbatia, located on the Western Shore.
Parking for the boat ramp of Lake Sabbatia, suitable for 17 trailered vehicles.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- chain pickerel
- yellow perch
- white perch
- black crappie
- bluegill
- pumpkinseed
- brown bullhead
- golden shiner
- banded killifish
- tessellated darter
- American eel
Fishing
Lake Sabbatia offers good fishing for an assortment of warm water fish. Largemouth bass and chain pickerel are abundant with the occasional larger individual. Yellow perch and bluegill are also abundant and can be caught in good numbers along weedy shorelines and in coves. Restoration of fish passage throughout the Mill River watershed should bolster herring runs into Lake Sabbatia and areas upstream which may increase the forage base and growth rates of fish within the lake. Lake Sabbatia has produced largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and sunfish that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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