Chicopee Brook Reservoir Fishing in Hampden County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Set in Hampden County, Massachusetts, this is Chicopee Brook Reservoir. It stands 440 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 2 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Hampden County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 0.9 miles away sits Monson Center, the nearest settlement. Springfield sits 14 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Chicopee Brook Reservoir

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Hampden County cover bluegill, white sucker, pumpkinseed, brook trout and tessellated darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Chicopee Brook Reservoir fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 70°F and January at 23°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Chicopee Brook Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. The water borders Myra Moulton Museum, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Calkins Pond is 1.2 miles distant. Treat Chicopee Brook Reservoir as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.