Fishing near Palmer, Massachusetts

In Hampden County, Massachusetts, sits Palmer. It is the sort of town where the water is closer than the shops. Nearest to furthest: Knox Pond the better part of 0.5 miles, Palmer Reservoir the better part of 1.0 miles to the east, Thompson Lake the better part of 1.9 miles and Pulpit Rock Pond the better part of 3.0 miles to the south-west. Palmer Reservoir is held water: deepest at the wall, shallowing back to the inflow. The water goes solid for part of the year. Spring opening beats anything later in the year. There is more than one sort of water within reach. Weed gaps are better than weed edges on a bright day. Knox Pond is the near option, about 1 acres in size. Knox Pond is the easiest to reach with a car. On climate averages, local water clears around late March. Between Palmer and Knox Pond there is nothing else worth stopping for....