Description
Reservoir Pond, also known as Canton Reservoir, is a 250-acre impoundment of Pequid Brook located ¾ of a mile northwest of the center of Canton. Reservoir Pond has an average depth of 8 feet, a maximum depth of 10 feet and the shoreline is modestly developed with residences and a golf course. The waters are tea colored with limited visibility and the bottom is a mix of sand and muck with submerged aquatic vegetation spread throughout.
Recreational access
Public access is garnered through the Earl Newhouse Waterfront Property which is town owned and located off of Pleasant Street on the west side of the pond just north of the dam and outlet (get directions). Parking is available for roughly 22 cars and cartop boats can be carried in and launched. A ten horsepower limit on outboard motors is enforced by the town. Shoreline access is restricted to this property but there are several good spots to cast a line. Please contact the town of Canton for additional information, and/or restrictions, pertaining to public access of Reservoir Pond.
Cartop boat access the Earl Newhouse Waterfront on Reservoir Pond.
Shore fishing access at Earl Newhouse Waterfront on Reservoir Pond.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- yellow perch
- black crappie
- chain pickerel
- pumpkinseed
- bluegill
- American eel
- golden shiner
ATTENTION ANGLERS: Northern snakehead have been reported in Reservoir Pond. If you catch a snakehead, DO NOT release it and contact MassWildlife. These fish may range in size from a few inches to two feet in length. Northern snakehead are nonnative, invasive, and pose a threat to native fish populations in the reservoir. The possession, transportation, and release of live snakehead is illegal in Massachusetts.
Fishing
Reservoir Pond is a great warmwater fishing destination. Largemouth bass and chain pickerel can be had along most of the shoreline and particularly within the coves on the eastern shore. Reservoir Pond has produced largemouth bass that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
More fishing resources:
Stop aquatic hitchhikers
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