Uncle Harvey Pond Fishing near Orleans, Massachusetts

• Overview

  This water sits in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The bank is 23 feet above sea level. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The town to know is Orleans, 1.9 miles out. Further out sit Eastham (3.6 miles) and North Eastham (6.2 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off. The surroundings are ordinary; the fishing is the reason to come.

• Where to Fish on Uncle Harvey Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Barnstable County, recorded fish include striped bass, alewife, tessellated darter and blueback herring. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Uncle Harvey Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 69°F; the cold one sits at 31°F. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Uncle Harvey Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. Expect 0.9 miles away in from where the car goes. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Part of this sits inside or beside Beilby Property, so read the notices. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Meeting House Pond sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Uncle Harvey Pond may have changed since it was mapped.