Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Three Fishing near Paxton, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Set in Worcester County, Massachusetts, this is Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Three. Around the bank it is pine and birch. The water covers some 36 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 1.3 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is high ground by Massachusetts standards. Paxton lies 1.9 miles from the water. The big place round here is Worcester, 5.6 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Three

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Worcester County names bluegill, chain pickerel and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Three in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 22°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Three follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Four, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Kettle Brook Reservoir Number Three locally before you travel.