Best brown bullhead lakes in Massachusetts
185 Massachusetts waters hold brown bullhead, 185 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Night-feeding catfish of weedy, mud-bottomed lakes — the classic after-dark shoreline bite across the east and Canada.
- Wachusett Reservoir — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Sudbury Reservoir — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Otis Reservoir — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Long Pond (Lakeville) — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- South Watuppa Pond — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Webster Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Quinsigamond — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Long Pond (Harwich) — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, White Perch
- Quaboag Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
- Onota Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Hamilton Reservoir — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Mashpee Pond — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Lake Cochituate North Basin — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
- Wequaquet Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Watershops Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Common Carp
- Snipatuit Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
- Long Pond (Plymouth) — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Garfield — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Pontoosuc Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Whitehall Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
- Norton Reservoir — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Great Herring Pond — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Manchaug Pond — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Littleville Lake — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
- White Island Pond W.B. — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel
…plus 160 more Massachusetts waters holding brown bullhead.
When to fish brown bullhead in Massachusetts
- Spring 2–8 ft — First warm rains pull bullheads into black-bottomed bays and creek mouths — the classic spring shore bite.
- Summer 3–12 ft — Day fish hold on deeper mud and weed edges; after dark they spread across the shallows to feed by smell.
- Fall 5–15 ft — Fish slide toward deeper soft bottoms as the shallows cool — the evening bite shortens with the days.
- Winter 10–25 ft — Bullheads pod up half-dormant in the deepest mud basins; a long soak with bait on bottom is the lone play.
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