New guy

[wildhorsehans]

Hey all. Brand new to ice fishing but going to give it a go this year. Going to be on Massabesic  for the most part as it is close to home and I am a member of the yacht club so I can park there and have the clubhouse to go warm up in if needed. There looks to be a pretty good deep spot just out from the club mooring field. How does that produce? Hoping for trout

[meatandmetal]

Welcome to the site. Sounds like you have a good connection at the club I never fished it but I heard it can be good.

[tbern]

Welcome to a great site, enjoy your stay!

[TheCrittaC]

Never fished the yacht club side of Massabesic, but I've done okay on trout elsewhere on the lake with eggs and small shiners in shallow water. Welcome to the site!

[wildhorsehans]

Thanks all for the welcome! Slowly building my gear inventory. I build rods as a hobby so I am building 4 ice rods right now. 2 24" mediums and 2 22" lights. Got 5 tip ups too. Going to be interesting. I'll always have some coffee on if ya'll see me out there.

[MAfisher57]

Welcome and good luck. Like one member said, shallows with eggs or shiners usually does the trick. Stay safe! 

[PoolGuy]

Welcome to IS

[iceman260]

Welcome aboard.

[burgerunh]

I have fished there many times as it is close to my house as well.  There is a deep hole out there off the yacht club it is a short walk.  As far as catching anything exciting???  I have never caught anything there to write home about.  Maybe you will have better luck.  If you only have a few hours to get out then Massabesic is your spot.

[jethro]

My PB brown trout came through the ice on Massy. They are in there but it's a challenging lake to fish.

[DConICE]

Welcome to the site -

Do a search on Massabesic on this site, there have been lots of threads and discussions regarding that lake including ice fluctuations, access locations (which you seem to have covered) and special rules like no ATVs...

You can find information on the Manchester Water Works site to (for example:  https://www.manchesternh.gov/Portals/2/Departments/water_works/Watershed_Rules.pdf )

Good luck and enjoy the sport..

[benny8]

Welcome!

[Lv2hunt]

Welcome i fish massy at least a half dozen times a year (get the kids out) i have fished in front of yacht club quite often only caught 1 rainbow there in 10 years its fun for kids alot of perch and slime darts. plus if you get hungry i've had pizza delivered to the ice its pretty funny you need to tip well though.

[wildhorsehans]

Welcome i fish massy at least a half dozen times a year (get the kids out) i have fished in front of yacht club quite often only caught 1 rainbow there in 10 years its fun for kids alot of perch and slime darts. plus if you get hungry i've had pizza delivered to the ice its pretty funny you need to tip well though.

Sounds like a good time!  Gonna give it a go this year and see what fun we can have.  As I mentioned, If you smell coffee brewing, I'm there. Stop by for a cup!!

[haightdaddy]

Welcome to the show! As others have said massy can be tough to produce trout given that the lake has a lot of feed in it already but there can be some good size fish coming out of there.. in the summer I’ve caught some really nice smallmouth as well. Tight lines!