I plan on taking my 9 year old grandson fishing for the first time and want to have him experience some level of success on his first outing. He lives in the Fitchburg MA area and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a pond/lake or stream near there where there is a good chance of catching something - blue gills, whatever.

I'd love to get him going with fly fishing, but wonder if I should stick with bait for now. What do you think?
Thanks for your help.