Buckley Dunton Lake Fishing Guide, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Buckley Dunton Lake belongs to Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The surface lies 1,765 feet up. Surface area is around 154 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Berkshire County are bigger. Becket is the closest place, 3 miles off. For a city, Springfield is 32 miles off. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Buckley Dunton Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Fish documented in Berkshire County include brown trout, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass, brook trout and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Buckley Dunton Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 19°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Buckley Dunton Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Yokum Pond is 0.9 miles distant. Rules at Buckley Dunton Lake are worth checking on the day.