Fall Brook Reservoir Fishing in Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Fall Brook Reservoir is a Worcester County water, in Massachusetts. It stands 650 feet above sea level. With some 88 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.7 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is among the larger waters listed here for Worcester County. Leominster at 2.4 miles is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Sterling at 4.1 miles and Princeton at 5.8 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Fall Brook Reservoir

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Worcester County: bluegill, chain pickerel, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Fall Brook Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 69°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late December in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Fall Brook Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public data records the access here as private. The water borders Sholan Farms, so expect the reserve rules to apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Heywood Reservoir is 0.7 miles off. None of that is settled for Fall Brook Reservoir in what we hold.