A Godfrey Bog Reservoir, Massachusetts: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Plymouth County, A Godfrey Bog Reservoir is a Massachusetts water. The country here is mixed woodland. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Plymouth County list holds plenty of bigger water. Supplies mean a trip to Plympton, 2.5 miles off. Carver is 3 miles and Kingston 5.8 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on A Godfrey Bog Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Plymouth County include tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At A Godfrey Bog Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 72°F; by January the average is down near 28°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That is the shape of the year on A Godfrey Bog Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Plymouth Road Pond is 0.2 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at A Godfrey Bog Reservoir for certain.