Goose Pond

Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond covers 41 acres in Barnstable County. The recorded maximum depth at Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond is 52 feet.

What to Expect at Goose Pond

The verified 52-foot maximum gives Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.

Fish and Useful Baits at Goose Pond

Fish reported from Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond include banded killifish, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch.

Bass

For Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond largemouth, use a shallow crankbait or swim jig to locate fish, then slow down with a jig or soft plastic. A small paddletail or crayfish imitation fits the open, rocky water used by Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond smallmouth.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

Bluegill in Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

Bullheads at Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond will take worms and small pieces of cut bait presented close to soft bottom.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Goose Pond

Choose three different structural stops before changing sections on Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond. Compare vegetation, shade and firm-bottom changes around Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond before searching open water.

When to Fish Goose Pond

Spring at Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Goose Pond southeast of Bear Pond become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.