Ezekiel Pond Fishing near White Island Shores, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Ezekiel Pond is listed under Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The sea is 4.2 miles distant. With some 36 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Supplies mean a trip to White Island Shores, 1.2 miles off. For a city, New Bedford is 20 miles off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Ezekiel Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill, swamp darter and chain pickerel. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Ezekiel Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 71°F and January about 29°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. On Ezekiel Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Whites Pond sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Ezekiel Pond before loading the car.