Fishing Rushy Marsh Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Look for Rushy Marsh Pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The country here is farm and woodlot. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It lies lower than most water we list in Massachusetts. Mashpee Neck lies 1.2 miles from the water. Cotuit is 1.2 miles and Osterville 3.6 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Rushy Marsh Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name striped bass, alewife, tessellated darter, blueback herring and Atlantic cod. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Rushy Marsh Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 30°F in January and 71°F in July. Whether it freezes depends on the year. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. The season on Rushy Marsh Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. This falls in or next to protected ground, so rules will be tighter than usual. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Pinquickset Cove is 0.4 miles off. Check the position at Rushy Marsh Pond before loading the car.