Description
Lake Wyola is a 128-acre great pond and impoundment of the Sawmill River located a little over four miles west of Route 202 in Shutesbury. The average depth of Lake Wyola is 12 feet with a maximum depth of 35 feet and the water is typically transparent to roughly 8-10 feet. The bottom is predominantly mud with scattered areas of gravel. Aquatic vegetation is thickest in the north and southeast corners of the lake and sparse elsewhere. The shoreline is 80% developed with year round homes and summer cottages. Swimming, boating and fishing are all popular activities on Lake Wyola.
Recreational access
The town of Shutesbury manages a gravel ramp suitable for trailered craft and small parking area within the Lake Wyola Conservation Area off of Locke's Pond Road on the southeastern corner of the lake (get directions). The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages a second shore and cartop access at Lake Wyola State Park located off of Lakeview Rd on the north western shore (get directions). Parking is provided for a fee. Please contact the offices of the town of Shutesbury or DCR offices of Lake Wyola State Park for additional information, fee structure and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Lake Wyola.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- smallmouth bass
- chain pickerel
- yellow perch
- bluegill
- pumpkinseed
- brown bullhead
- golden shiner
- banded killifish
- white sucker
- American eel
Lake Wyola is stocked each spring and fall with trout.
Fishing
Lake Wyola is a good location to catch stocked trout, which are numerous. chain pickerel and largemouth bass, some in the 4 to 5 pound range can also be caught in the vegetated areas around the lake. Smallmouth bass are also present but in lower abundances. Lake Wyola has produced largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, bullhead, sunfish, rainbow trout and brook trout that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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