Lake Tashmoo Fishing Guide, Dukes County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  In Massachusetts, Lake Tashmoo belongs to Dukes County. Salt water lies 1.4 miles off. This is sizeable water at about 265 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. The shoreline runs about 3.9 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. On our Dukes County list it sits near the top for size. The nearest town is Vineyard Haven, 1.4 miles away. Beyond it, Oak Bluffs at 3.4 miles and West Tisbury at 6 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Tashmoo

  This water is saline; the fishing interest, where it exists, sits in the feeder streams rather than the basin itself. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Anglers passing through do better on the neighbouring fresh waters listed on this page. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The near bank of Lake Tashmoo is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 30°F. In milder years the surface never sets. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Time your trip to Lake Tashmoo by conditions rather than dates. Wind on the bank for a day or two lifts the fishing there.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Lake Street Landing gives a made launch, half a mile off. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Flat Bottom Pond, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback.