Lake Pearl

Overview

Covering 245 acres, Lake Pearl is a great pond fed by Eagle Brook, in Wrentham, a quarter mile below Route 140. It is busy year-round, with heavy boat traffic in spring and summer. The lake averages 13.5 feet deep (39 ft max), with 8-10 feet of visibility over sand, cobble and muck. Weeds grow along the shore and in the shallows, and seasonal and year-round homes are scattered around it.

Fishing

Lake Pearl is an ice angler's lake. Trophy chain pickerel come through the ice fairly often, along with good catches of perch and bass. Big largemouth are rare, but the lake has produced 5-7 pound fish, usually in the evening during late summer, though a few have come through the ice. Award-size largemouth bass and chain pickerel are on record.

Species

MassWildlife surveys found largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow and panfish such as black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed and white perch; brown bullhead; and American eel.

Regulations

MassWildlife freshwater regulations apply: https://www.mass.gov/freshwater-fishing-regulations. Check local town or DCR rules for access fees and restrictions.

Licensing

A Massachusetts freshwater fishing license is required for anglers 15 and older.

Access

Wrentham's gravel launch on Elysium Street (north shore) handles trailers and has plenty of parking, but you need a town sticker to park. You can fish from shore on the town recreation land around the launch.

Ice fishing

Ice anglers catch trophy chain pickerel here relatively often and report good perch and bass catches; a few of the lake's rare 5-7 lb bass came through the ice.

Water facts

245 acres; average depth 13.5 ft; max 39 ft; clarity 8-10 ft.

Nearby waters

• Whiting Pond · 7.9 km (MA)
• Falls Pond · 10.8 km (MA)
• Massapoag Lake · 15 km (MA)
• Norton Reservoir · 15.1 km (MA)
• Ashland Reservoir · 21.8 km (MA)
• Lake Sabbatia · 24 km (MA)

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• Massapoag Lake (MA)
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