Conference wahoo::fishing

    
    
    	Robert,  I have fished Quabog with the Molesta several times.
    
    	We have found bass in the channel that runs between Quabog and
    	South pond.  That channel is at the back of Quabog if you launch
    	from the ramp on the road that the Clambox is on.  We had success
    	working the lily pads with worms and gitzits.  
    
    	Additional confusing directions.......There are two channels from
    	the main body of water....the one we fish is at 11:00 when you look
    	out from the ramp and at the other end of the lake.
    
    	Good luck
    
    	Gitzit'
    
    
    

    re: .1
    
    	Thanks for the tip - we'll try it out this weekend...
    
    	What about where the river runs into the Lake.. Would anything
    	be hanging around there?
    
    			Robert.

    
    	I caught a pike there way early in the spring....have not
    	tried that area for bass however......
    
    	If you know where the bait shop is in that area....that is
    	always a good place to drop in and find out the wheres and
    	whats of South Pond and Quabog.   
    
    	Gitzit'
    
    

    I have heard that the river that runs out of Quaboag is good but
    it couldn't be proved by me.  The back side towards south pond is
    where I have the most luck.  There is a small cove by the back river
    that has jetties of lily pads in it,  I usually work the edges of
    the pads and come up with lots of bass.  Also the bak shorlines
    on both sides of the river is great.  Again the shore should be
    socked in with pads and fish the edge.  The deepest water I have
    found there is towards the back on the left side, there is a line
    of summer homes there and the water gets to about 15 feet deep.
    I am sure that the pike are in deep water now.   Just to the left
    of the ramp is where 7 mile river comes in.  This whole area is
    a shallow weed bed that hold bass but need to be worked hard to
    produce.    Bottom line is that this lake is filled with lily pads
    and produce good bass when there on.  Last year the Gitzit and I
    fished it when Bassin' Bobs club had a tourny there, they weighed
    in a mess of fish I heard 100+ Lbs, and Gitzit and I each caught
    about 10 fish, several over 3 lbs and most in the 2 lb range.
    I havent fished it this year yet but I am sure that the water is
    not clear ans the weeds are thick.   Let us know how you do.
    
    Les

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>    	What about where the river runs into the Lake.. Would anything
>    	be hanging around there?
    
	A good friend of mine lives right across the street from Quabog.
	I've heard that pike have been taken in the river that runs into
	(or out of) the pond.

	As .1 said there is a channel linking Quabog and South ponds.
	Pike definitely get into South pond via this channel.  I saw one
	on the beach of South pond while launching my scanoe for trout.
	
	My friend was fishing for trout about a month ago in South with his
	ultralight, and thought he was snagged at one point, but something
	was on the end of the line: a 17 inch pike took the rooster tail!
	He was psyched to say the least.

	Beware that Quabog gets extremely crowded, so plan on getting there
	very early...

	/Ken

    re: .all
    
    	Thanks! It sounds like the channel between South and Quabog
    	is the place to be. I'll report back on how we did...
    
    			Robert.

    MassMaster here....
    
    Quabog was the place where the state record Smallie was taken...
    7.0 oz.   Or was the in the river ?

    Smallies in the BOAG.......
    
    I'm going fishing!!!!!!!!!!
    
    

	Well, My friend and I showed up at the ramp on Quabog @ 5:00 AM
	Sunday only to find about 30 bass boats heading out for a tournament.
	We drove over to the other side of the lake and launched below
	South Pond. On his first cast my buddy caught a small bass, after
	that, nothing - a few hits in the pads but, no hookups. By 8:00
	AM, the tournament fisherfolk started invading the channel, there
	was a bass boat working every cove and constant traffic through
	the channel, so we called it a day.

	I'll probably try Quabog again - hopefully when there is less
	people fishing it...

			Skunked again...
				Robert.

	A friend and I are planning a fishing trip this winter to Quaboag
	Pond in Brookfield. The only thing we know about this pond is the 
	location and that it was stocked with Pike in 1984, 87, and 88. We
	also know of a stocking of Muskie in 80, and that the pond is 531
	acres. We've heard a few good things about the pond, but we haven't
	really heard anything from anyone who fishes it regularly or through
	the ice. If anyone can give us any info, it would be appreciated.
	
	Some of the info we need is any "hot spots" on the pond we might 
	want to set up near, and maybe a nearby motel we can stay at. We
	picked up a topo map of the pond from the Mass. Division of Fisheries 
	and Wildlife, but as we all know, these maps can be a little vague.
	Can anyone suggest somewhere we can get a more detailed map of the 
	pond.

	Thanks, 

	Dan.

    
    .10 was moved here for me. I hadn't seen note before. 
    Reading the first 9 replies helped me decide a location on the 
    pond to fish. I found helpful info here. I would still like to hear 
    from anyone who has fished Quaboag through the ice. Also, I'd like
    any info on a detailed map of the pond.
                  
    Thanks again,
    Dan.