Lake Quinsigamond, stretching along the Worcester and Shrewsbury line, is a deep, developed lake that fishes far better than its urban setting suggests. It holds largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike and solid panfish, over deep water, drop-offs, docks and weed edges.
The water
Fish the drop-offs, humps, docks and weed lines. Smallmouth relate to the deeper rock and structure, largemouth to the docks and weeds, and pike to the weed edges and coves. The depth makes it a good summer and ice fishery.
How to fish it
Work docks and weeds for largemouth with wacky rigs and Senkos; deeper structure for smallmouth with drop shots; and weed edges for pike with spinnerbaits and swimbaits on wire. Downsized rigs load up on perch and crappie.
Tip Do not overlook the docks. A deep urban lake like Quinsigamond has endless dock structure, and skipping a wacky-rigged stick worm under the docks is one of the most reliable ways to find its largemouth.