Seths Pond Fishing near Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

• Overview

  This water sits in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It stands 46 feet above sea level. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is Vineyard Haven, 3.6 miles away. For a city, New Bedford is 19 miles off. Within easy reach: Old House Pond just 0.4 miles, James Pond 0.6 miles, Flat Bottom Pond just 1.5 miles, Doggetts Pond 1.8 miles and Priester Pond just 2.2 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Seths Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Dukes County, recorded fish include American eel, striped bass, alewife, rainbow smelt and tessellated darter. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Seths Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 30°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Seths Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. Red Farm covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Old House Pond at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Seths Pond should be assumed from this page alone.