Pontoosuc trout?

[BerkshireBass]

I know this is a big pike fishery, so most people are targeting those, but has anyone had any luck ice fishing trout in Pontoosuc? Or Onota for that matter. Are they up shallow? Thanks to anyone willing to share.

[stitch]

I have friends that fish it all the time.never have caught trout there in the winter.onota occationaly and good ones to.haerd of a monster brown,7lbs.recently.

[bogtrotter]

In northern Berkshire County, your best bets for ice fishing for trout would be Fish Pond (a/k/a Windsor Lake) in North Adams (which generally has 12" to 14" rainbows) and North Pond in Savoy (which generally has 10" to 12" brookies and browns).

[stitch]

Going a few minutes south to lee and both laurel lake and goose pond have good trout populations.laurel has been my go to the last few years.

[BerkshireBass]

In northern Berkshire County, your best bets for ice fishing for trout would be Fish Pond (a/k/a Windsor Lake) in North Adams (which generally has 12" to 14" rainbows) and North Pond in Savoy (which generally has 10" to 12" brookies and browns).

Great thanks! I've been doing pretty well at Duke's, with slightly better size than I get at North Pond. I was hoping to have luck on the big ponds, but may just stick to the small ones.

Tight lines

[fishrdye51]

Stockbridge Bowl usually is a good trout pond for me. Mostly browns during ice season.

[Gavins1800]

I've gotten quite a few out of pontoosuc

[PikeKing23]

They look like this

[REDGIANT]

They look like this

That thing get stepped on by an ice cleated boot or is that Pike damage?

[lowaccord66]

That thing get stepped on by an ice cleated boot or is that Pike damage?

Pike damage!

[PikeKing23]

Yup. Came out of the hole looking like that. Lots of Berkshire lakes have both so the pike eat the trout. That one was cool cause it was almost 16" and the wound was fresh.

[troutncrappie]

 The pike have come accustomed to the spring stocking of trout at onota and pontoosuc and move in close to stocking sites every year. Lol I am that guy throwing the 12 inch swim bait while people are power baiting and throwing Spinners, they think I’m nuts till I hook up. Every year get one during that time no giants but 10lbers and or around size are common.

[pmaloney86]

Yup. Came out of the hole looking like that. Lots of Berkshire lakes have both so the pike eat the trout. That one was cool cause it was almost 16" and the wound was fresh.

Should be a legal bait.  95% of trout are stocked so its essentially just a big shiner raised in a pen.  If you can keep X amount to eat I don't see why you can't jig one up, and send it back down as bait on a trap.

[stitch]

I agree pat,especialy if you pull one up that looks like that.

[ICEHOLE]

Should be a legal bait.  95% of trout are stocked so its essentially just a big shiner raised in a pen.  If you can keep X amount to eat I don't see why you can't jig one up, and send it back down as bait on a trap.

YOU CANT?! 

[lowaccord66]

YOU CANT?! 

Hahaha!  Sea herring are like big trout.

[stitch]

Never had luck using herring.i know guys swear by them.,but me ,no luck.

[lowaccord66]

They work but are no silver bullet thats for sure.  Took me a long time to get a monster to eat one.

[BerkshireBass]

Should be a legal bait.  95% of trout are stocked so its essentially just a big shiner raised in a pen.  If you can keep X amount to eat I don't see why you can't jig one up, and send it back down as bait on a trap.

I think it’s probably so you don’t use native brookies.

[striper50trout]

I think it’s probably so you don’t use native brookies.

They are considered a gamefish, you cant use gamefish for bait

[BerkshireBass]

They are considered a gamefish, you cant use gamefish for bait

Right, makes sense