Plunkett Reservoir is a reservoir in Massachusetts, near Berkshire County.
Plunkett Reservoir covers 73 acres in Berkshire County. The recorded maximum depth at Plunkett Reservoir is 22 feet. The documented storage volume is about 1,386 acre-feet.
The verified 22-foot maximum gives Plunkett Reservoir enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
Fish reported from Plunkett Reservoir include black crappie, bluegill, brook trout, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, rock bass, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For Plunkett Reservoir largemouth, use a shallow crankbait or swim jig to locate fish, then slow down with a jig or soft plastic.
Crappie at Plunkett Reservoir respond to a small jig or live minnow beside brush and suspended cover. Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Plunkett Reservoir for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Plunkett Reservoir.
For Plunkett Reservoir pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
Start with the clearest repeatable contour or cover edge on Plunkett Reservoir. Compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Plunkett Reservoir.
A sunny spring afternoon can pull Plunkett Reservoir fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Plunkett Reservoir may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Plunkett Reservoir fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.