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Wachusett 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 marquee water.
Wachusett Reservoir — the second-largest public water supply in Massachusetts, with a well-managed smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and lake trout fishery under Massachusetts DCR access rules.
Wachusett Reservoir covers about 3,984 acres in the Central Massachusetts region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, lake trout, yellow perch; rainbow trout are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are East Waushacum Pond and West Waushacum Pond.
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.
Boat ramps: 1 mapped — Boat ramp.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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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