Assawompset Pond is a lake in Massachusetts, near Plymouth County.
Assawompset Pond covers 5,600 acres in Plymouth County. The recorded maximum depth at Assawompset Pond is 12 feet. The documented storage volume is about 62,000 acre-feet.
Assawompset Pond is a vast but shallow 5,600-acre water where largemouth, pickerel, crappie and white perch relate to wind, vegetation and slight depth changes rather than a deep basin.
Maximum depth is only 12 feet despite the enormous surface area. That makes small troughs, firmer patches, inflowing water and wind-created color lines more meaningful than their size would suggest.
Assawompset is the largest natural lake in Massachusetts and part of a connected southeastern water-supply system. It has also produced white perch large enough for state sportfishing recognition.
Fish reported from Assawompset Pond include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, white perch, and yellow perch.
When largemouth bass hold tight to cover on Assawompset Pond, a compact jig or weedless worm is more useful than repeated open-water casts.
Crappie anglers on Assawompset Pond should count the jig down beside brush until the holding depth becomes clear. A small float, light line and a piece of worm are enough for Assawompset Pond bluegill around cover. Perch anglers on Assawompset Pond should stay mobile until several bites come from the same depth.
For Assawompset Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
Bullheads at Assawompset Pond will take worms and small pieces of cut bait presented close to soft bottom.
Assawompset Pond is shallow enough for wind, plants and a small depression to change the bite quickly. Clean edges and minor troughs deserve more attention than featureless open water.
Early spring on Assawompset Pond calls for a slow presentation near the first break outside protected water. At midday in summer, Assawompset Pond anglers should slow down beside shade, weeds or a nearby depth change. Fall on Assawompset Pond is a good time for small crankbaits and swimbaits around moving forage.
Let wind identify one manageable section, then use a spinnerbait along mixed vegetation for largemouth and pickerel. Follow with a jig in clean holes, and keep a small jig near bottom for crappie or white perch.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles jigs, small crankbaits and live-bait rigs on Assawompset Pond. A medium-heavy rod with 12- to 15-pound line covers bass jigs and bottom rigs at Assawompset Pond.
Because Assawompset Pond is shallow, give each useful edge several casts before moving. Watch how wind changes stain, floating plants and forage position. A moving lure can identify active fish, but a weedless worm or light jig is the better follow-up when bites come from one narrow opening.
In a lake only 12 feet deep, that small change can be one of the strongest nearby travel routes.
It covers about 5,600 acres yet remains a very shallow natural lake.
Compare a windblown edge, a protected pocket and a water-color boundary instead of treating the whole lake alike.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.