3 piers and shore spots on public waters near Springfield — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Springfield; below are the 3 closest, grouped by water.
Spofford Lake
Recorded in Spofford Lake: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Smallmouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Spofford Lake reach 60 ft.
- 1Wares Grove Beach: shore access on Spofford Lake, ≈ 55.8 mi from downtown.
- 2Pierce Island: shore access on Spofford Lake, ≈ 55.9 mi from downtown.
- 3North Shore Town Beach: shore access on Spofford Lake, ≈ 57.3 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Springfield in November. Northern Pike bites well.
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodNorthern Pike
Esox lucius
Esocidae
60 in50 lb10 yr657 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr795 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr934 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowSmallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Centrarchidae
24 in12 lb10 yr443 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWalleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
30 in18 lb10 yr758 watersGame fish









