Description
Quaboag (North) Pond is a 558 acre great pond located approximately 2 miles southeast of Brookfield center on the Brookfield-East Brookfield town line. Quaboag Pond has an average depth of 6 feet, a maximum depth of 15 feet, and aquatic vegetation is relatively common within areas less than 10 feet deep. The majority of shoreline development occurs on the northern and eastern shores. The Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area is located on the southwestern shore and is undeveloped. Quaboag Pond is fed by the East Brookfield River and the Quaboag River, the latter of which is navigable to motor boats for some distance through the Quaboag Wildlife Management Area up to the Long Hill Road crossing (not shown on map). Quaboag Pond is a popular destination for recreational boaters, swimmers, and paddlers during the summer months.
Recreational access
The town of Brookfield manages a large concrete boat ramp (get directions) and adjacent parking area suitable for 30 trailers off of Shore Road on the northern shore of the pond. A secondary cartop access with a 12 car parking area is located off of Lake Road on the southern tip of the pond abutting Quacumquasit Pond (get directions). 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 the town of Brookfield for additional information, fee structure, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Quaboag Pond.
The concrete boat ramp of Quaboag Pond, located on the north side of the pond.
Parking at concrete boat ramp.
Cartop boat access to Quaboag Pond on the southern tip of the pond.
Fish populations
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
- yellow bullhead
- landlocked alewife
- golden shiner
- white sucker
Quaboag Pond is stocked with northern pike when available. Please check the Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife northern pike and tiger muskellunge stocking page for more information.
Fishing
Quaboag Pond is known throughout Massachusetts for its trophy northern pike, which occasionally exceed 20 pounds in weight. The majority of these fish are caught through the ice in winter along with good numbers of black crappie, chain pickerel, and largemouth bass, a few of which have been 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 Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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