Shaw Pond - Otis, MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 15.108 W 073° 07.504
18T E 654666 N 4679436
Shaw Pond is located in the Berkshires on the Becket / Otis border just off of Route 8. The 100 acre warm water pond has a maximum depth of approximately 19 feet and can be fished from the shore and by boat.
Waymark Code: WM160ZQ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2022
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Shaw Pond is located in the Berkshires on the Becket / Otis border just off of Route 8. The 100 acre warm water pond has a maximum depth of approximately 19 feet and can be fished from the shore and by boat. Ice fishing on Shaw Pond is very popular in the winter months as well.
Unless you are fortunate enough to own a lake house, your best bet for catching fish in Shaw Pond from the shore is to park your car in the boat ramp parking lot which is located just off of Route 8, and fish from there. Shaw Pond is a great place to take your kids fishing because you can just about guarantee that they will catch pan fish all day long fishing with live worms and a bobber.
Unless you are fortunate enough to own a lake house, your best bet for catching fish in Shaw Pond from the shore is to park your car in the boat ramp parking lot which is located just off of Route 8, and fish from there. Shaw Pond is a great place to take your kids fishing because you can just about guarantee that they will catch pan fish all day long fishing with live worms and a bobber.
Shaw Pond is not stocked with trout and to the best of my knowledge does not contain native trout so don’t try trolling for them! Your best bet is to go after the largemouth bass by scouting around for lily pad beds and submerged timber as bass prefer this type of cover. Cast towards the shoreline coverage, I would again recommend that you use either a floating Rapala or a Berkley PowerBait Power Worm.
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Fishermen will find a variety of fish including pickerel, largemouth bass, bullhead, perch, crappie, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and bream/bluegill here.