White Island Pond

White Island Pond is located in Wareham and Plymouth, MA. Get a depth map of the lake, along with information about fishing access and the fish population.

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Description

White Island Pond is a 284 acre great pond located on the border of Plymouth and Wareham, just west of Big Sandy and Ezekiel Ponds and east of the Agawam River and Glen Charlie Pond. The pond is separated into two distinct basins (East and West). The eastern basin can also be separated into two sub-basins (northern and southern). The local residents divide the lake into First Lake (western basin), Second Lake (southeastern basin) and Third Lake (northeastern basin) The pond has an average depth of 10 feet and a maximum depth of 15 feet. Water transparency is about 3 feet, and submerged aquatic vegetation is generally limited but with some isolated patches. The ponds is fed by groundwater and cranberry bogs and its outlet is Red Brook which flows into Buttermilk Bay. The ponds 3.8 miles of shoreline are heavily developed with houses and cranberry bogs.

Recreational access

White Island Pond is a great pond but does not have any true public access points. It is one of the largest ponds in the southeast district without dedicated public access. Due to its status as a great pond, under the Colonial Ordinances of 1641-1647, anglers may pass over unimproved land on foot to access the pond for fishing. There are several beach areas and a boat ramp and mooring area on the western basin but these are restricted to local association members. Please contact MassWildlife, Southeast District Office for additional information, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access.

Fish populations

The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:

• largemouth bass
• smallmouth bass
• chain pickerel
• yellow perch
• pumpkinseed
• brown bullhead
• white sucker
• banded killifish
• golden shiner
• American eel
• alewife

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Fishing

While public access is limited, White Island Pond has a productive warmwater fishery for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and chain pickerel as well as panfish such as yellow perch, brown bullhead, and pumpkinseed. The northeastern basin should be the most productive for largemouth bass. Due to abundant forage in the form of River Herring, growth rates of game fish in the pond are above average.

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