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Webster Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Webster Lake on the Connecticut line: a 1,297-acre great pond with bass, pickerel, stocked trout and a crappie population MassWildlife calls exceptional.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Water temp
~55 F est.
Air / High
48 / 54 F
Wind
NNE 9 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Webster Lake is in transition: bait on the move and predators following. Today brings clear skies, wind NNE around 9 mph, steady pressure near 1028 hPa and a high of 54. Water sits around 55 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:20 AM-11:20 AM and 9:50 PM-11:50 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66Β°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

Smallmouth bassGood

Spring pre-spawn and fall: Iowa DNR notes the larger bass come up to shallow structure, where a shallow-running minnow bait or a spinnerbait just under the surface works.

Yellow perchGood

Spring and fall: perch hold shallower and, by Michigan DNR's account, feed through the day, so shoreline weed edges, flats and the shallows near spawning areas are worth searching.

Largemouth bassGood

In spring, pre-spawn bass push shallow as the water climbs through the mid-50s; in fall they feed actively until the water cools into the low 50s, then drop back toward deeper structure.

CrappieFair

Pre-spawn fish move toward shallow coves, and Iowa DNR points to wading as an effective way to reach them in spring; minnows or small jigs under a float.

Tomorrow: Similar at 58 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp48 F
High / Low54 / 39 F
WindNNE 9-16 mph
Pressure1028.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:09 / 17:53
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~55 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Webster Lake this week

The best day on Webster Lake this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
9:20 AM-11:20 AM and 9:50 PM-11:50 PM
Minor period
3:42 AM-4:42 AM
Sun
07:09 to 17:53
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Clear, 11 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Webster Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: spring and fall, when bigger fish come shallow

A bronze-brown black bass of clear, cool streams and rocky lakes, with dark vertical bars instead of a side stripe. Michigan DNR says its southeastern coast, from Port Huron to Lake Erie, is known nationally for both the size and the number of its smallmouth. Spring pre-spawn and fall: Iowa DNR notes the larger bass come up to shallow structure, where a shallow-running minnow bait or a spinnerbait just under the surface works.

Yellow perch illustration

Yellow perch

Caught all year, including under the ice through winter

Yellow perch are schooling panfish of the Great Lakes and northern lakes, and Michigan DNR calls them the game fish most often caught in that state. Spring and fall: perch hold shallower and, by Michigan DNR's account, feed through the day, so shoreline weed edges, flats and the shallows near spawning areas are worth searching.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. In spring, pre-spawn bass push shallow as the water climbs through the mid-50s; in fall they feed actively until the water cools into the low 50s, then drop back toward deeper structure.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Pre-spawn fish move toward shallow coves, and Iowa DNR points to wading as an effective way to reach them in spring; minnows or small jigs under a float.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66Β°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

When to come: the Webster Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Smallmouth bass
Yellow perch
Largemouth bass
Crappie
Rainbow trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 55 F (estimated, not a reading).

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Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Webster Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 64 F, wind to 14 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 57 F, wind to 14 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 66 F, wind to 15 mph.

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Before you go

License

Massachusetts requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

You need a Massachusetts fishing license; trout follow the statewide rule (6 a day, of which no more than 3 may be brook, brown or tiger trout). Other limits: see MassWildlife's freshwater fishing regulations.

Access

Two public ramps: a DCR concrete ramp off Lakeside Avenue on the southeast shore with parking for 18 trailers, and the Town of Webster's double ramp at Memorial Beach near Routes 16 and 193 on the northwest shore (launch fee). Shore access is limited to the areas next to the ramps.

About this water

A 1,297-acre great pond in Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on the Connecticut border; also called Lake Chaubunagungamuag.

Fishing Webster Lake: the full guide

A great pond on the state line

MassWildlife describes Webster Lake (Lake Chaubunagungamuag) as a 1,297-acre great pond just east of Route 16 in Webster, abutting the Connecticut border. It averages 15 feet deep, reaches 49 feet, and is usually clear to about 10 feet. The central basin has deep holes, submerged plateaus and rocky shoals close together, while weeds are mostly limited to the shallow coves. The shoreline is heavily developed and summer recreation is heavy.

Fish in the lake

MassWildlife surveys found largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, black crappie, yellow and white perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed, redbreast sunfish, brown and yellow bullhead, white sucker and landlocked alewife. The lake is stocked with trout every spring and fall, and MassWildlife says trout fishing is very popular in spring before bass and panfish take over in summer.

Crappie and award fish

MassWildlife calls the black crappie population exceptional, with 1- to 2-pound fish commonly reported. The lake has produced award-size fish for the state's Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program in species from bass and pickerel to crappie, perch, sunfish and rainbow, brook and tiger trout.

Common questions

Are there walleye or pike?

Neither appears in MassWildlife's survey list for Webster Lake. The main fish are bass, chain pickerel, crappie, perch, sunfish and stocked trout.

Is the lake stocked?

Yes, with trout every spring and fall, according to MassWildlife.

Where can I launch?

At the DCR ramp off Lakeside Avenue (southeast shore) or the Town of Webster ramp at Memorial Beach (northwest shore, fee).

Is fishing good at Webster Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Stillwater River23 miWachusett Reservoir24 miMansfield Hollow Lake27 miFlat River Reservoir27 miSwift River29 miPawtuxet River30 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 42.0500, -71.8500 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 6, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 6, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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