Region guide · MA
South Shore and South Coast Massachusetts
From Hull Gut to Buzzards Bay and the Westport River: striped bass, bluefish and fall tautog along the coast, spring white perch in the Palmer River, and bass and trout ponds from Long Pond in Lakeville, the state's largest natural pond, to Myles Standish State Forest.
9 places in this region
- Berkshires
- Connecticut Valley
- Central
- Boston and North Shore
- South Shore and South Coast
- Cape Cod and the Islands
Where to go
Places to fish
Fishing AreaAngelica Point (Mattapoisett)Angelica Point in Mattapoisett is a long, rocky point that reaches farther into Buzzards Bay than anything else along th…LakeFearing Pond (Myles Standish State Forest)Fearing Pond is a small, clear kettle pond in the woods of Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, and the only pond in…LakeGreat Herring PondGreat Herring Pond, on the Plymouth-Bourne line, sits at the head of the Bournedale herring run: its outlet flows to the…LakeLong Pond (Lakeville and Freetown)Long Pond, on the Lakeville-Freetown line, is the largest natural pond in Massachusetts at 1,780 acres, and a well-known…Fishing AreaHull GutHull Gut is the narrow, deep channel at the tip of Hull that tankers use on their way into Quincy's Fore River. The Fish…LakeMarys Pond (Rochester)Marys Pond in Rochester is a small, clear, sandy-bottomed trout pond that MassWildlife stocks every spring and fall with…RiverPalmer River (Swansea)The Palmer River, a small tidal river crossed by Route 6 in Swansea, has a spring white perch run that The Fisherman's w…LakeSnipatuit PondSnipatuit Pond in Rochester is a big, very shallow, tea-stained warmwater pond, 667 acres but only about 5 feet deep on…Fishing AreaWestport River and Horseneck BeachThe Westport River is a big, protected estuary at the western end of Buzzards Bay, where the West and East branches meet…
From the water
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Field guide
Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 02Freshwater
Brook Trout
Plate 03Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 04Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 05Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 06Saltwater
Tautog (Blackfish)
Plate 07Freshwater
White Catfish
Plate 08Saltwater
White Perch
Plate 09Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 10Saltwater
Striped Bass
Plate 11Saltwater
Bluefish
Plate 12Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 13Freshwater
