Description
Flax Pond is a 53-acre kettle hole and great pond located within Nickerson State Park in Brewster. Flax Pond has an average depth of 36 feet, a maximum depth of 75 feet, and the water is often transparent to 15 feet or more. The pond bottom is composed primarily sand, aquatic vegetation is rare, and the shoreline is entirely forested except for a swimming beach. Flax Pond and the surrounding area is heavily used during the summer months by campers, swimmers, and canoers.
Recreational access
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) manages a beach area where cartop boats can be carried in and launched off of Deer Park Road on the western shore (get directions). A parking fee will apply and boaters will have to carry in roughly 500 feet down a steep path to the water; only electric motors are allowed. With the exception of the beach, the entire shore is accessible and open to fishing. Please contact the DCR Offices of Nickerson State Park for additional information, fee structure, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Flax Pond.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- smallmouth bass
- yellow perch
- pumpkinseed
- bluegill
- brown bullhead
- golden shiner
- banded killifish
Flax Pond is stocked each spring and fall with trout.
Fishing
Flax Pond is a popular trout fishing destination and maintains a layer of cold oxygenated water year-round permitting trout to hold-over from year to year. Stocked trout often feed in relatively shallow water during the spring and fall and can be taken with flyrod or spinning gear from almost anywhere on the shoreline. During mid-summer, a boat or canoe may be necessary to reach them at depths of 25 to 36 feet. Although trout are the primary focus here, anglers can also expect some nice smallmouth bass in the 2-3lb range. Flax Pond has produced largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, and tiger trout that meet the minimum size for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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