Fishing Gallows Pond in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  This water sits in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It lies 85 feet above sea level. It measures about 49 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.0 miles of margin, front to back. White Island Shores sits 4.5 miles from the bank. New Bedford is the closest city, 22 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Gallows Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Plymouth County include tessellated darter, striped bass, bluegill and swamp darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Gallows Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 29°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Anyone fishing Gallows Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Long Pond Boat Launch is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. There is a toilet block some 0.9 miles out. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Little Long Pond, 0.4 miles away. Ask locally about Gallows Pond if anything is unclear.