Description
Hathaway Pond, sometimes called North Hathaway Pond, is a 20-acre kettle hole and Great Pond located about 1.5 miles southeast of the Route 6/Route 132 interchange and east of Wequaquet Lake in Barnstable. Hathaway Pond has an average depth of 19 feet, a maximum depth of 57 feet, and water transparency is excellent often extending to 20 feet or more. The bottom is composed of rubble and sand and the 0.78 miles of shoreline falls within conserved lands and is undeveloped with the exception of a town beach. South Hathaway Pond (little Hathaway Pond) is located immediately south and together these waterbodies are known as the Hathaway Ponds.
Recreational access
The town of Barnstable manages a boat launch suitable for cartop boats to the right of the town beach off of Phinneys Lane on the southern shore (get directions). The entire shore is accessible via trails in the Hathaways Ponds Conservation Area, and a parking fee will apply during the swim season when the beach is open. Please contact the town of Barnstable for additional information, fee structures, and/or additional restrictions pertaining to public access of Hathaway Pond.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- smallmouth bass
- yellow perch
- pumpkinseed
- American eel
- banded killifish
Hathaway Pond is stocked each spring with trout.
Fishing
Hathaway Pond is known primarily for its trout fishing and produces a few large holdover trout each year. During summer, look for trout to between 25 and 40 feet of water. Anglers may also want to pursue smallmouth and yellow perch here, as larger fish are reported each year. During the summer, this pond receives heavy recreational use from swimmers, boaters and, due to the clarity of the water, scuba divers some of whom sunk an old cabin cruiser to use as a diving site. Hathaway Pond has produced largemouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch, brook trout, and tiger trout that meet the minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
More fishing resources:
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