Description
Wequaquet Lake, also known as Chequaquet Lake, Great Pond, or Nine Mile Pond, is a 670-acre Great Pond located immediately south of the intersections of Routes 6 and 132 in Barnstable. The lake is comprised of multiple basins connected by narrow passages including a connection to Bearse Pond to the east. Wequaquet Lake has an average depth of 14 feet, a maximum depth of 33 feet, and good water transparency, extending to 10 feet or more. The bottom is composed primarily of sand, and due to the open windswept nature of the pond, there is little cover and aquatic vegetation is infrequent. The 7.5 miles of shoreline is heavily developed with summer cottages and year-round homes.
Recreational access
The Town of Barnstable manages a paved boat ramp suitable for trailered craft off of Shootflying Hill Road on the northern shore (get directions). Parking for around 10 vehicles is possible at the town beach which is adjacent to the ramp, but a town beach sticker is required and and vehicles with trailers are prohibited from parking here from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Roadside parking can be found a little ways east of the launch on Shootflying Hill Road. Additionally, cartop boats can be launched in a right-of-way off of Huckins Neck Road (get directions). However, parking here is unclear. Shoreline fishing is limited to the areas around the boat launch and right-of-way. Please contact the offices of the Town of Barnstable for additional information, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Wequaquet Lake.
The paved boat ramp next to the town beach off of Shootflying Hill Road.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- chain pickerel
- yellow perch
- bluegill
- pumpkinseed
- brown bullhead
- white sucker
- banded killifish
- golden shiner
- alewife
- American eel
Fishing
Wequaquet Lake is popular for largemouth bass, chain pickerel, and northern pike; look for them in the smaller more sheltered coves of the lake. Alewives provide abundant forage for resident fish which show good growth rates overall. Wequaquet Lake has produced largemouth bass, chain pickerel, northern pike, yellow perch, white perch, black crappie, sunfish, and brown bullhead that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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