Description
Winnecunnet Pond is a 153-acre great pond with an average depth of 5.5 feet, a maximum depth of 18 feet and the waters are tea colored with limited transparency. The pond bottom is mostly mud and muck and aquatic vegetation is dense, particularly in late summer. The shoreline is heavily developed with commercial and residential buildings except for the swampy areas near inlets. The Canoe River and Mulberry Meadow Brook feed the pond. The outlet is the Snake River.
Recreational access
MassWildlife manages a gravel boat ramp suitable for light trailered craft off of Bay Road on the outlet of the pond (get directions). Boats may pass under Bay Road into Winnecunnet Pond and parking is available for approximately 6 cars next to the ramp. A second cartop launch and parking area is located off of Bay Road on the eastern shore (get directions). From here, shore fishing is possible up the eastern shore along Bay Road on state land. Please contact the Southeast District Offices of MassWildlife for additional information and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Winnecunnet Pond.
Gravel boat ramp at Winnecunnet Pond on the pond outlet off of Bay Road.
Parking at the Winnecunnet Pond boat ramp off of Bay Road.
Fish populations
The following fish species were found during MassWildlife surveys:
- largemouth bass
- chain pickerel
- redfin pickerel
- yellow perch
- white perch
- black crappie
- bluegill
- pumpkinseed
- brown bullhead
- golden shiner
- American eel
Fishing
This pond is one of the most popular ponds in southeastern Massachusetts for ice fishing, being one of the first ponds to ice-up and one of the last to lose its ice. Due to excellent access, the pond is heavily fished. Abundant weed growth in the summer can make fishing and boating difficult. In response to this, the town of Norton has purchased and operates a weed harvesting machine on the pond during the summer. Winnecunnet Pond has produced largemouth bass and chain pickerel that meet minimum sizes for recognition by the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.
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