Norton Reservoir fishing: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed
Target species: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed
The reservoir
Norton Reservoir covers 553 acres in Massachusetts, across Bristol County. It is a reservoir: 98.2% of it is 7 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 9 feet (2.7 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 9 ft (2.7 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 98.2% of the water is 7 feet or shallower. We hold 30 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–1 ft: 17.7% of the water
- 1–2 ft: 7% of the water
- 2–3 ft: 11.2% of the water
- 3–4 ft: 11.5% of the water
- 4–5 ft: 12.1% of the water
- 5–6 ft: 18.4% of the water
- 6–7 ft: 20.3% of the water
- 7–9 ft: 1.9% of the water
3 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass
- Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
- Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.
Also recorded here: Brown Bullhead.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 73°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.2. These readings span 2017. The latest reading is from 2017, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.
What is hard here
With 98.2% of the water 7 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards.
Where this data comes from
- MassWildlife — MassWildlife: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
