Lake Rico/Big Bear Hole Pond, MA Fishing Report

3.75 Rating based on 4 Reviews

Lake Rico/Big Bear Hole Pond 7-10-2010

my wife and I left early - 5am - and got to the lake by 5:30am... this is the first time she's ever gone fishing this early, so I was really hoping she'd catch something. Unfortunately, it didn't happen... but I did catch 3 bass, and lost one other. The first one - which I didn't bother to take a picture of - came on a shallow running wake bait in sexy shad color. The next one came on the same bait, but it threw the lure after a brief battle... neither were very big, maybe a pound at most. The next bass came on my old trusty spinnerbait(see pic). These were at Lake Rico. After they opened the gates at 7:30am, we went back into Massasoit State Park to Big Bear Hole Pond. By now, it was quite warm, and we were both sweating our asses off, mainly due to the sky-high humidity. She had a few bluegills picking at her lures, but nothing caught... right as we were gonna call it a day, I flipped a Strike King Shim-E-Stick in watermelon/black/red flake into the thick lily pads - and my line took off in the opposite direction. BAM! Set the hook and yank a larry out of the vegetation - take a pic and head to the house and back to bed! Not a barn-burner by any means, but 3 fish landed and 1 lost is not too bad for 3 1/2 hours, I suppose. I still wish she had caught the fish instead of me.

  • Added By: tony93 on 07/11/10 11:39 AM
  • Location: Lake Rico/Big Bear Hole Pond, MA
  • Report Date: 7/10/2010
  • # of Hotspots: 2
  • # of Photos: 2
  • # of Fish Caught: 3
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Lake Rico Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 2
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Largemouth Bass
  • Bait Type: Crankbait Check Prices
  • Bait Details: bass #1, Bass Pro Shops XPS The Egg wake bait in sexy shad color. bass #2, Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye spinnerbait, 3/8oz white dual nickel willow blades

Big Bear Hole Pond Catch

  • # of Fish Caught: 1
  • Water Type: freshwater
  • Type of Fish: Largemouth Bass
  • Bait Type: Worm Check Prices
  • Bait Details: Strike King Shim-E-Stick(Senko) in watermelon, black/red flake
  • Location Details: thick lily pads

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  • I would like to know how you got to Big Bear, The park has been closed for the past couple of years to my knowledge. Its quite a hike to carry a canoe from any access that I'm aware of. Please share. Thanks, Dejaymat

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