Long Pond

Long Pond southeast of Mill Pond covers 38 acres in Barnstable County. The recorded maximum depth at Long Pond southeast of Mill Pond is 50 feet.

What to Expect at Long Pond

The verified 50-foot maximum gives Long Pond southeast of Mill 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 Long Pond

Fish reported from Long Pond southeast of Mill Pond include brown bullhead, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For sunfish on Long Pond southeast of Mill Pond, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Long Pond southeast of Mill Pond yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Walleye and Larger Predators

For Long Pond southeast of Mill Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

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

A Simple Fishing Plan for Long Pond

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

When to Fish Long Pond

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