Fishing lakes in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 1,987 lakes recorded in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, covering a combined 821 km². The largest is Quabbin Reservoir at 97.30 km². Anglers can find Striped Bass, Rainbow Trout, Crappie across these waters.

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Top fish species in Massachusetts

Striped Bass137 lakes
Rainbow Trout137 lakes
Crappie137 lakes
Yellow Perch137 lakes
Northern Pike137 lakes
Smallmouth Bass137 lakes
Largemouth Bass137 lakes
Channel Catfish137 lakes
Bluegill / Sunfish137 lakes
Brown Trout137 lakes
Chain Pickerel137 lakes
Brook Trout137 lakes

Top 300 largest lakes

Quabbin Reservoir
97.30 km² · 42.391, -72.309
Lake Candlewood
20.75 km² · 41.501, -73.453
Wachusett Reservoir
16.05 km² · 42.380, -71.734
Scituate Reservoir
9.47 km² · 41.772, -71.611
Barkhamsted Reservoir
9.03 km² · 41.963, -72.953
Assawompset Pond
8.29 km² · 41.839, -70.921
Long Pond
7.21 km² · 41.802, -70.945
Watuppa Pond
7.12 km² · 41.707, -71.106
Lake Lillinonah
6.20 km² · 41.485, -73.341
South Watuppa Pond
5.96 km² · 41.665, -71.126
Lake Chaubunagungamaug
5.17 km² · 42.041, -71.844
Great Quittacas Pond
4.64 km² · 41.801, -70.897
Worden Pond
4.44 km² · 41.439, -71.575
Lake Gaillard
4.42 km² · 41.350, -72.776
Cobble Mountain Reservoir
4.32 km² · 42.136, -72.911
Otis Reservoir
4.00 km² · 42.151, -73.041
Bantam Lake
3.86 km² · 41.705, -73.222
Sudbury Reservoir
3.68 km² · 42.322, -71.512
Edgartown Great Pond
3.54 km² · 41.360, -70.557
Colebrook River Lake
3.42 km² · 42.028, -73.048
Nepaug Reservoir
3.35 km² · 41.811, -72.946
Saugatuck Reservoir
3.33 km² · 41.267, -73.367
Pachaug Pond
3.31 km² · 41.566, -71.908
Lake Zoar
3.03 km² · 41.413, -73.206
Long Pond
2.95 km² · 41.724, -70.066
Tisbury Great Pond
2.86 km² · 41.358, -70.654
Lake Waramaug
2.64 km² · 41.698, -73.362
Onota Lake
2.62 km² · 42.470, -73.283
Snipatuit Pond
2.61 km² · 41.774, -70.863
Squibnocket Pond
2.46 km² · 41.317, -70.786
Assawompset Pond
2.45 km² · 41.829, -70.894
Copicut Reservoir
2.40 km² · 41.709, -71.036
Lake Monomonac
2.40 km² · 42.718, -71.996
Flat River Reservoir
2.40 km² · 41.698, -71.618
Watchaug Pond
2.32 km² · 41.384, -71.691
Pottapaug Pond
2.32 km² · 42.410, -72.226
Wequaquet Lake
2.32 km² · 41.671, -70.340
Menemsha Pond
2.31 km² · 41.337, -70.775
Washining Lake
2.29 km² · 42.029, -73.383
Whitehall Reservoir
2.27 km² · 42.229, -71.576
Quaboag Pond
2.20 km² · 42.196, -72.069
Shenipsit Lake
2.14 km² · 41.885, -72.427
Gardner Lake
2.13 km² · 41.512, -72.227
Pocotopaug Lake
2.07 km² · 41.595, -72.502
Pontoosuc Lake
2.03 km² · 42.496, -73.249
Mansfield Hollow Lake
1.98 km² · 41.764, -72.176
Stafford Pond
1.97 km² · 41.640, -71.156
Easton Reservoir
1.96 km² · 41.265, -73.267
Winnapaug Pond
1.93 km² · 41.331, -71.790
Norton Reservoir
1.92 km² · 41.987, -71.201
Lake Quinsigamond
1.91 km² · 42.266, -71.751
Cambridge Reservoir
1.91 km² · 42.408, -71.268
Moodus Reservoir
1.86 km² · 41.505, -72.405
Highland Lake
1.81 km² · 41.906, -73.091
Green Hill Pond
1.71 km² · 41.370, -71.614
Great Herring Pond
1.68 km² · 41.799, -70.564
Lake Saltonstall
1.67 km² · 41.296, -72.847
Quicksand Pond
1.63 km² · 41.506, -71.130
Springfield Reservoir
1.59 km² · 42.209, -72.424
Massapoag Lake
1.57 km² · 42.102, -71.177
Lake Mc Donough
1.56 km² · 41.898, -72.961
Stockbridge Bowl
1.55 km² · 42.335, -73.319
Harold E Watson Reservoir
1.53 km² · 41.539, -71.179
Woodridge Lake
1.53 km² · 41.805, -73.251
Mashpee Pond
1.52 km² · 41.661, -70.487
Lake Nippenicket
1.52 km² · 41.970, -71.042
Wangumbaug Lake
1.52 km² · 41.773, -72.324
Manchaug Pond
1.48 km² · 42.099, -71.776
Lake Shirley
1.46 km² · 42.556, -71.685
Tighe Carmody Reservoir
1.44 km² · 42.228, -72.782
Wakeby Pond
1.43 km² · 41.674, -70.485
Beach Pond
1.41 km² · 41.579, -71.796
Wononskopomuc Lake
1.41 km² · 41.956, -73.446
Whitin Reservoir
1.39 km² · 42.071, -71.769
Singletary Pond
1.38 km² · 42.160, -71.780
Diamond Hill Reservoir
1.38 km² · 41.998, -71.399
Pascoag Reservoir
1.37 km² · 41.937, -71.710
Pine Hill Reservoir
1.36 km² · 42.347, -71.919
Upper Shepaug Reservoir
1.36 km² · 41.757, -73.311
Big Pond
1.32 km² · 42.193, -73.042
Neponset Reservoir
1.31 km² · 42.085, -71.244
Contoocook Lake
1.31 km² · 42.789, -72.016
Johns Pond
1.28 km² · 41.628, -70.521
Wickaboag Pond
1.27 km² · 42.244, -72.156
Bare Hill Pond
1.26 km² · 42.489, -71.598
Upper Naukeag Lake
1.26 km² · 42.658, -71.927
Hickory Hills Lake
1.25 km² · 42.611, -71.707
Wallum Lake
1.25 km² · 42.008, -71.768
Putnamville Reservoir
1.25 km² · 42.601, -70.947
Weymouth Great Pond
1.25 km² · 42.158, -70.970
Aspinook Pond
1.25 km² · 41.629, -71.978
Stiles Reservoir
1.25 km² · 42.211, -71.948
West Lake
1.25 km² · 42.009, -70.849
Little Quittacas Pond
1.24 km² · 41.793, -70.916
Broad Brook Reservoir
1.23 km² · 41.507, -72.859
Trap Falls Reservoir
1.22 km² · 41.270, -73.143
Mashapaug Pond
1.21 km² · 42.017, -72.132
Spot Pond
1.20 km² · 42.456, -71.097
Sampson Pond
1.20 km² · 41.851, -70.750
Nashua River Reservoir
1.20 km² · 42.645, -71.585
Lower Naukeag Lake
1.20 km² · 42.668, -71.957
Lake Quassapaug
1.17 km² · 41.535, -73.152
Washinee Lake
1.17 km² · 42.020, -73.397
White Island Pond
1.16 km² · 41.809, -70.622
Great South Pond
1.15 km² · 41.906, -70.670
Cheshire Reservoir
1.15 km² · 42.547, -73.174
Lake Konomoc
1.15 km² · 41.416, -72.185
Moswansicut Pond
1.15 km² · 41.844, -71.576
Nagog Pond
1.14 km² · 42.515, -71.440
Rogers Lake
1.13 km² · 41.360, -72.301
Lake Lashaway
1.13 km² · 42.235, -72.045
Middle Pond
1.13 km² · 42.029, -72.759
Sunset Lake
1.11 km² · 42.681, -71.975
Follins Pond
1.10 km² · 41.703, -70.180
Columbia Lake
1.10 km² · 41.712, -72.329
East Lake
1.10 km² · 42.005, -70.837
Squantz Pond
1.10 km² · 41.521, -73.481
Sesachacha Pond
1.10 km² · 41.296, -69.980
Williams Pond
1.09 km² · 41.638, -72.310
Eel Pond
1.09 km² · 41.563, -70.540
Indian Lake
1.08 km² · 41.480, -71.468
Lake Sabbatia
1.07 km² · 41.945, -71.108
Lake Tashmoo
1.07 km² · 41.461, -70.627
Littleville Lake
1.06 km² · 42.279, -72.887
Billington Sea
1.06 km² · 41.935, -70.687
Waterman Reservoir
1.06 km² · 41.877, -71.584
Margerie Lake Reservoir
1.05 km² · 41.453, -73.480
Quinapoxet Reservoir
1.04 km² · 42.397, -71.883
Lake Garfield
1.04 km² · 42.182, -73.197
Bashan Lake
1.04 km² · 41.491, -72.413
Arnold Mills Reservoir
1.04 km² · 41.985, -71.395
Thorndike Pond
1.02 km² · 42.857, -72.055
Reservoir Pond
1.02 km² · 42.169, -71.123
Wenham Lake
1.00 km² · 42.592, -70.892
Mare Meadow Reservoir
1.00 km² · 42.503, -71.931
Lake Winchester
1.00 km² · 41.917, -73.155
Upper Millpond
1.00 km² · 41.731, -70.117
Lake Quannapowitt
1.00 km² · 42.515, -71.079
West Hill Pond
0.99 km² · 41.881, -73.040
Barden Reservoir
0.99 km² · 41.799, -71.688
Lake Hammonasset
0.99 km² · 41.371, -72.612
West Lake Reservoir
0.98 km² · 41.408, -73.507
Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three
0.98 km² · 41.944, -71.499
Manchester Pond
0.98 km² · 41.946, -71.317
Stillwater Reservoir
0.97 km² · 41.907, -71.547
Notown Reservoir
0.97 km² · 42.540, -71.822
Hamilton Reservoir
0.97 km² · 42.058, -72.155
Goose Pond
0.96 km² · 42.283, -73.195
Northfield Mountain Reservoir
0.96 km² · 42.614, -72.441
Lake Pearl
0.96 km² · 42.063, -71.351
Deep River Reservoir
0.95 km² · 41.545, -72.251
Mountain Brook Reservoir
0.95 km² · 42.802, -72.040
Oldham Pond
0.94 km² · 42.066, -70.836
Foss Reservoir (Number Three)
0.94 km² · 42.300, -71.469
Lake Wampanoag
0.93 km² · 42.620, -71.962
Baboosic Lake
0.93 km² · 42.885, -71.578
Richmond Pond
0.92 km² · 42.415, -73.325
Tiogue Lake
0.91 km² · 41.678, -71.550
Walden Pond
0.90 km² · 42.495, -71.000
Quacumquasit Pond
0.90 km² · 42.172, -72.073
Ponaganset Reservoir
0.89 km² · 41.878, -71.744
Bowdish Reservoir
0.89 km² · 41.923, -71.770
Borden Brook Reservoir
0.88 km² · 42.130, -72.946
Halfway Pond
0.87 km² · 41.852, -70.618
Groton Reservoir
0.87 km² · 41.360, -72.040
Ponkapoag Pond
0.87 km² · 42.192, -71.095
Tully Lake
0.86 km² · 42.645, -72.215
Mudge Pond
0.86 km² · 41.903, -73.474
North Pond
0.86 km² · 42.196, -71.556
Chebacco Lake
0.86 km² · 42.612, -70.811
Hulberts Pond
0.86 km² · 42.290, -72.634
Haggetts Pond
0.86 km² · 42.649, -71.200
Long Pond
0.84 km² · 41.859, -70.603
Wyman Pond
0.84 km² · 42.528, -71.881
South Charlton Reservoir
0.84 km² · 42.102, -71.933
Willett Pond
0.83 km² · 42.179, -71.237
Great Pond Reservoir
0.83 km² · 42.199, -71.045
Tyler Lake
0.83 km² · 41.838, -73.261
Breeds Pond
0.83 km² · 42.480, -70.977
Ashumet Pond
0.82 km² · 41.633, -70.534
Forge Pond
0.82 km² · 42.575, -71.490
Hummock Pond
0.82 km² · 41.261, -70.154
West Branch Reservoir
0.81 km² · 41.997, -73.026
Shuttle Meadow Reservoir
0.81 km² · 41.639, -72.826
West Thompson Lake
0.81 km² · 41.954, -71.904
Crystal Lake
0.81 km² · 41.937, -72.373
Nannaquaket Pond
0.80 km² · 41.611, -71.201
Alum Pond
0.80 km² · 42.142, -72.120
Nonquit Pond
0.80 km² · 41.564, -71.195
Alexander Lake
0.80 km² · 41.859, -71.901
Allens Pond
0.80 km² · 41.515, -71.010
Lake Cochituate
0.79 km² · 42.319, -71.378
Tispaquin Pond
0.79 km² · 41.863, -70.857
Lake Buel
0.79 km² · 42.169, -73.276
Indian Lake
0.79 km² · 41.918, -73.497
North Pond
0.78 km² · 41.912, -73.223
Great Pond Upper Reservoir
0.78 km² · 42.190, -71.043
Cliff Pond
0.78 km² · 41.758, -70.024
Pearly Lake
0.78 km² · 42.775, -72.063
Fort Meadow Reservoir
0.77 km² · 42.371, -71.544
Pocha Pond
0.77 km² · 41.362, -70.454
Amston Lake
0.77 km² · 41.625, -72.328
Old Marsh Pond
0.76 km² · 41.708, -72.995
Oyster Pond
0.76 km² · 41.359, -70.600
Furnace Pond
0.76 km² · 41.875, -70.997
Cheshire Reservoir
0.75 km² · 42.531, -73.192
Indian Lake
0.75 km² · 42.298, -71.812
Briggs Marsh
0.75 km² · 41.478, -71.166
Chapman Pond
0.74 km² · 41.380, -71.795
East Waushacum Pond
0.74 km² · 42.411, -71.747
Hubbard Pond
0.73 km² · 42.776, -71.966
Laurel Lake
0.73 km² · 42.739, -72.153
Brooks Pond
0.72 km² · 42.302, -72.042
Lake Hayward
0.72 km² · 41.521, -72.329
Bolton Lake
0.72 km² · 41.802, -72.432
Wangum Lake
0.72 km² · 41.980, -73.262
Lake Mirimichi
0.72 km² · 42.027, -71.292
Upper Mystic Lake
0.71 km² · 42.437, -71.149
Witches Woods Lake
0.71 km² · 41.954, -72.068
Trustom Pond
0.70 km² · 41.372, -71.584
Laurel Lake
0.70 km² · 42.325, -73.269
Westconnaug Reservoir
0.70 km² · 41.764, -71.682
Flint Pond
0.70 km² · 42.242, -71.730
Lake Boon
0.70 km² · 42.400, -71.497
Chauncy Lake
0.70 km² · 42.294, -71.612
Smith and Sayles Reservoir
0.70 km² · 41.894, -71.680
Quidnick Reservoir
0.70 km² · 41.680, -71.679
Somerset Reservoir
0.69 km² · 41.783, -71.139
Seymour Pond
0.69 km² · 41.724, -70.093
Coventry Reservoir
0.69 km² · 41.693, -71.643
Baker Pond
0.68 km² · 42.081, -71.947
Ashland Reservoir
0.68 km² · 42.240, -71.465
Wononpakook Lake
0.68 km² · 41.940, -73.455
Doolittle Lake
0.68 km² · 42.017, -73.160
Bickford Pond
0.67 km² · 42.487, -71.928
Noyes Pond
0.67 km² · 42.106, -73.027
Yawgoog Pond
0.67 km² · 41.520, -71.785
Long Pond
0.67 km² · 42.124, -72.130
Santuit Pond
0.66 km² · 41.654, -70.458
Hinckleys Pond
0.66 km² · 41.713, -70.090
Flints Pond
0.65 km² · 42.436, -71.315
Chilmark Pond
0.65 km² · 41.348, -70.697
Watershops Pond
0.65 km² · 42.105, -72.543
Bowers Pond
0.65 km² · 42.799, -71.496
Ashmere Lake
0.65 km² · 42.440, -73.081
Coonamessett Pond
0.64 km² · 41.619, -70.567
Suntaug Lake
0.64 km² · 42.522, -71.004
Ulbrich Reservoir
0.64 km² · 41.450, -72.744
Cook Pond
0.63 km² · 41.676, -71.174
Glen Charlie Pond
0.63 km² · 41.792, -70.647
Cleveland Brook Reservoir
0.63 km² · 42.466, -73.111
Riga Lake
0.63 km² · 42.022, -73.482
Staffordville Reservoir
0.63 km² · 42.005, -72.257
Pequot Pond
0.63 km² · 42.184, -72.695
Fresh Pond
0.63 km² · 42.385, -71.149
Pine Acres Lake
0.63 km² · 41.784, -72.084
Morgan Pond Reservoir
0.62 km² · 41.418, -72.031
Buckley Dunton Lake
0.62 km² · 42.313, -73.137
Andover Lake
0.62 km² · 41.718, -72.357
Rosemond Lake
0.62 km² · 41.430, -72.027
Fitchburg Reservoir
0.62 km² · 42.649, -71.844
Winnecunnet Pond
0.62 km² · 41.971, -71.131
Wincheck Pond
0.62 km² · 41.516, -71.772
Sportsman Pond
0.61 km² · 42.728, -72.170
Meetinghouse Pond
0.61 km² · 42.534, -71.910
Kendall Reservoir
0.61 km² · 42.341, -71.889
Ashley Pond
0.61 km² · 42.172, -72.663
Yawgoo Pond
0.61 km² · 41.511, -71.573
Beaver Lake
0.61 km² · 42.260, -72.305
Batterson Park Pond
0.61 km² · 41.711, -72.788
Bournes Pond
0.60 km² · 41.559, -70.555
Cedar Pond
0.60 km² · 42.122, -72.089
East Brimfield Lake
0.60 km² · 42.108, -72.138
Whitmans Pond
0.60 km² · 42.206, -70.936
Long Pond
0.59 km² · 41.579, -70.615
Wood Creek Pond
0.59 km² · 42.026, -73.193
Elders Pond
0.59 km² · 41.847, -70.965
Whitins Pond
0.59 km² · 42.115, -71.690
Mystic Lake
0.59 km² · 41.679, -70.415
Thousand Acre Swamp Reservoir
0.59 km² · 42.070, -73.206
Easton Pond
0.58 km² · 41.491, -71.293
Congamond Lakes South Pond
0.58 km² · 42.014, -72.764
Queen Lake
0.58 km² · 42.535, -72.115
Slatersville Reservoirs
0.58 km² · 41.984, -71.600
Crystal Pond
0.58 km² · 41.923, -72.099
Robbins Reservoir
0.58 km² · 42.001, -70.894
Mill Pond
0.58 km² · 41.772, -70.668
Oxoboxo Lake
0.58 km² · 41.489, -72.200
Crystal Lake
0.58 km² · 42.588, -71.993
Queechy Lake
0.57 km² · 42.407, -73.415
Pool Pond
0.57 km² · 42.772, -72.038
Sip Pond
0.57 km² · 42.733, -72.103
Morris Reservoir
0.57 km² · 41.682, -73.146
Powers Lake
0.57 km² · 41.393, -72.250
Silver Lake
0.57 km² · 41.579, -72.773
Lake Whitney
0.57 km² · 41.352, -72.914
Swan Pond
0.57 km² · 41.679, -70.132
Warren Upper Reservoir
0.57 km² · 41.828, -71.219
Cedar Meadow Pond
0.57 km² · 42.227, -71.941
Sheep Pond
0.56 km² · 41.738, -70.069