Brookline Reservoir

Brookline Reservoir covers 23 acres in Norfolk County. The recorded maximum depth at Brookline Reservoir is 43 feet. The documented storage volume is about 300 acre-feet.

What to Expect at Brookline Reservoir

The verified 43-foot maximum gives Brookline Reservoir enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.

Fish and Useful Baits at Brookline Reservoir

Fish reported from Brookline Reservoir include black crappie, chain pickerel, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.

Bass

Largemouth bass in Brookline Reservoir can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For Brookline Reservoir crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in Brookline Reservoir are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Brookline Reservoir are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Walleye and Larger Predators

Chain pickerel in Brookline Reservoir can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Brookline Reservoir

Choose three different structural stops before changing sections on Brookline Reservoir. Compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Brookline Reservoir.

When to Fish Brookline Reservoir

Spring at Brookline Reservoir favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Brookline Reservoir, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Brookline Reservoir become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.