Fishing at Pease Pond, Dukes County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Pease Pond belongs to Dukes County, Massachusetts. It sits in open valley country. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Massachusetts listings. The town to know is Edgartown, 2.9 miles out. Then Oak Bluffs, 7.4 miles, and Vineyard Haven, 8.9 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Pease Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Dukes County records list American eel, striped bass, alewife and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Pease Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 70°F on average, January about 31°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. At Pease Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. This sits inside Tom's Neck Preserve, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Sheriffs Pond, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Pease Pond if anything is unclear.