Upper Lagoon Pond Fishing in Dukes County, Massachusetts

• Overview

  Upper Lagoon Pond lies within the bounds of Dukes County, Massachusetts. The coast is 1.3 miles away. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Ground here is low by Massachusetts standards. The closest town, Vineyard Haven, is 1.8 miles away. New Bedford sits 22 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Upper Lagoon Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. County-wide records name American eel, striped bass and alewife. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Upper Lagoon Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 71°F in July and bottoms out near 30°F in January. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Upper Lagoon Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Featherstone Farm covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Duarte Pond is 0.9 miles off. Ask locally about Upper Lagoon Pond if anything is unclear.