Herring Pond

Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond covers 46 acres in Barnstable County. The recorded maximum depth at Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond is 35 feet.

What to Expect at Herring Pond

The verified 35-foot maximum gives Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding 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 Herring Pond

Fish reported from Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond include alewife, american eel, banded killifish, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, tiger trout, white perch, and yellow perch.

Bass

Low light favors a topwater or spinnerbait for Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond largemouth; brighter conditions call for a slower presentation beside cover. A small paddletail or crayfish imitation fits the open, rocky water used by Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond smallmouth.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

Bluegill in Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Walleye and Larger Predators

A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Herring Pond

Start with the clearest repeatable contour or cover edge on Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond. Compare vegetation, shade and firm-bottom changes around Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond before searching open water.

When to Fish Herring Pond

A sunny spring afternoon can pull Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Herring Pond northwest of Widow Harding Pond fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.