Cranberry Pond Fishing Spot

• County: Franklin - Sunderland MA
• Acreage: 27
• Public Fishing: Yes
• Mean Depth: 4'
• Max Depth: 26'
• Bathymetry Map: View Cranberry Pond Bathymetry Map
• Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwcran.pdf
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 05/28/11 10:08 AM
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This is a small, 27-acre, cold water pond located five miles north of Amherst center off Route 63. There is a gravel launch area on the north shore suitable to car top boat and canoe launching. No motors are allowed. The pond is characterized by clear watercolor and has a transparency of 15 feet. The mean and maximum depths are four feet and 26 feet respectively. The 1.1 miles of shoreline are undeveloped and emergent aquatic vegetation covers about ten percent of the surface area. Fish Populations: largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, bluegill, chain pickerel, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown bullhead and golden shiner. This pond gets very heavy use as a put and take trout water, and it is stocked with trout both spring and fall. The pond does not have any significant warm water fisheries, and bass and chain pickerel populations appear over fished. Bluegills and pumpkinseeds are the dominant species. Due to impassable roadways (the pond is located within Mt. Toby State Forest), it is a longer walk to reach this pond in winter, but it still supports a die-hard contingent of ice fishermen.