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Newtown Reservoir is a public lake in Worcester County, Massachusetts, managed by Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. It is public water managed for fishing by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Public access confirmed via MassWildlife Go Fish! water.
A Massachusetts 'great pond' (any natural pond over 10 acres, held in public trust under colonial-era law) — largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow and white perch, black crappie and sunfish. Massachusetts's great-pond doctrine guarantees public fishing rights even where the shore is privately owned.
Newtown Reservoir covers about 20 acres in the Pioneer Valley region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch; white perch, black crappie, sunfish are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Newton Reservoir and Phillipston Reservoir.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, MassWildlife trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Massachusetts on most inland waters — check local rules for water-supply reservoirs (Quabbin, Wachusett), which have their own posted hours and access restrictions.
Boats: Most great ponds and lakes take a car-top or trailered boat via an OFBA site; Quabbin and Wachusett reservoirs restrict boat access to permit holders and DCR-operated rentals in season. No personal boats are allowed on the reservoirs.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Massachusetts state forests and parks (several in the Berkshires and central uplands); Quabbin and Wachusett are day-use only with no camping.
Tackle: Statewide bass limit is usually 4 (with a closed season in spring on most waters); trout limits vary by water; pickerel and panfish are generous. Check the current MassWildlife abstracts for this specific water.
Anyone 15 or older needs a Massachusetts fishing licence — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $37, with non-resident 3-day (~$24) and 7-day (~$34) licences also sold. Massachusetts residents 70 and older need no licence, and anyone under 15 fishes free. Buy from MassWildlife at mass.gov/masswildlife. A Massachusetts fishing licence covers this water — it's on MassWildlife's 'Go Fish!' list of public fishing waters.
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