OCTOBER
Chain Pickerel
Wickwas Lake, N.H.
Quality-sized, 20-inch-plus pickerel are common in 328-acre Wickwas Lake. Aggressively work the decaying deep weedlines with spinnerbaits and stickbaits.

Access to Wickwas Lake may be found in Meredith by following the Meredith Center Road to the Chemung Road.

Pollock
Massachusetts Bay, Mass.
Pollock feature the fighting ability of a bluefish with the flavor of a cod. Found along the whole coastline, pollock are most plentiful north of Plymouth. The best runs are during May and October.

Cod are the Bay State's most important party-boat targets. Cod are normally found in deeper waters during winter months, but head inshore in spring.

Access in Scituate is at paved ramps at Cole Parkway, Scituate Harbor or a gravel ramp at Driftway Recreation Area.

White Perch
Seboeis Lake, Maine
Seboeis is open until Nov. 30 for catch-and-release trout, salmon and bass, as well as keeper perch and pickerel. This lake offers warmer habitat, with good perch populations that remain productive through the fall season.

There is a state-owned ramp off Route 11 in Millinocket.

NOVEMBER
Tiger Muskies
Chauncey Lake, Mass.
The 185-acre Chauncey Lake has been stocked with tiger muskies and pike since 1988. Both species grow to large sizes here, providing challenging angling. Use large baits and lures fished off the edge of the weed beds.

Access is off Lyman Street and at the Westboro Wildlife Management Area for the southern, eastern and northern portions of the lake.

Smallmouth Bass
Meddybemps Lake, Maine
General law smallmouth regulations ended Sept. 30, but after Oct. 1, most lakes and ponds are open for catch-and-release trout, salmon, bass and keeper perch and pickerel. Meddybemps offers excellent bass angling for catch-and-release this month, since fish feed heavily before winter.

There is a state-owned access ramp off Cooper Highway.

Bluefish
Snug Harbor, R.I.
Bluefish, considered by many to be the finest fighting fish in the Atlantic, may be caught May through November. These voracious feeders average 4 to 6 pounds, but 11- to 15-pounders are not uncommon around Snug Harbor in fall.

Access to a town-owned ramp is available in South Kingstown off Gooseberry Road.

DECEMBER
Lake Trout
Winnisquam Lake, N.H.
Winnisquam lake trout average 14 to 19 inches, but the big lake produced a 25-pounder in 2000! Try using a jig rod with small baits in less than 10 feet of water.

Access is through Ahern State Park (open year 'round) on Route 106 in Laconia. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is presently constructing a public-access facility on Water Street, Laconia.

White Catfish
Lake Zoar, Conn.
The 909-acre Lake Zoar gives up good-sized white catfish along with several other warmwater species and the occasional trout.

Access is from Route 84 East, at Exit 14. Head south on Lakeside Road. Turn right on Scout Road at the VFW Hall to the public access area at the end of the road.

Northern Pike
Holland Pond, Mass
In 1999, this 65-acre pond was stocked with 12-inch pike. It takes pike five years to reach their minimum legal length of 28 inches. That means it's time to drill some pike-sized auger holes!

Holland Pond, along with the Quinebaug River and Long Pond, comprise East Brimfield Lake in the Old Sturbridge Village area.

Find more about New England fishing and hunting at: NewEnglandGameandFish.com