Nye Pond in Barnstable County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Nye Pond is a Barnstable County water, in Massachusetts. The water sits 20 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, East Sandwich, is 1.4 miles distant. It is 26 miles to New Bedford, the nearest city. Others within reach: Hoxie Pond at 0.4 miles, Lawrence Pond lies 2 miles on, Spectacle Pond at 2.2 miles, Triangle Pond lies 2.6 miles on and Mill Pond at 2.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Nye Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Barnstable County cover striped bass, alewife, tessellated darter, blueback herring and Atlantic cod. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Nye Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 70°F at the top of summer and 30°F at the bottom of winter. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Nye Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. This sits inside Sandwich Fish Hatchery, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Hoxie Pond is 0.4 miles distant. Check the position at Nye Pond before loading the car.