Triangle Pond WMA

Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) are open to the public for fishing, hunting, trapping, hiking, and wildlife viewing.

Town: Sandwich
Acreage: 16
Wildlife Management Zone: 12
Waterfowl Zone: Coastal (South)

Description

Triangle Pond WMA borders the southeast section of Triangle Pond in Sandwich. This property features a white oak/red maple forest with some white pine and pitch pine. The understory is sparse and may contain sweet pepper bush and common greenbrier.

Location, access, & parking

Access to the property can be gained from Stowe Road, Farmersville Road, or by boat/kayak. A parking area, with space for 3 vehicles, is located off Farmersville Road. From the parking area, the pond can be accessed on foot by an old road cart road or with a car-top boat. See WMA map.

Note: WMAs are intentionally wild, visitors will find natural landscapes rather than maintained trails.

Hunting opportunities

Hunting opportunities may be limited due to nearby roads, a camp, occupied dwellings, and a designated safety area from the parking area to the pond. However, wildlife may be pursued on this property include upland game, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and raccoon.

Hunting regulations 

Fishing opportunities

Triangle Pond is warm water pond with a mean depth of 15 feet, a maximum depth of 30 feet, and is known to contain largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, white perch, and pumpkinseed.

Freshwater fishing regulations

Wildlife viewing & other features

There are opportunities to view waterfowl, many types of song birds, and cottontail rabbit from this property.

Get wildlife viewing tips.

Regulations

This property has a designated safety zone adjacent to the parking area.

Read Wildlife Management Area regulations.

 

About Wildlife Management Areas

MassWildlife owns and manages over 220,000 acres of land to conserve fish and wildlife habitats and provide access for outdoor recreation. All WMAs are open to hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreation activities. Visit the MassWildlife Lands Viewer for an interactive map of MassWildlife properties.

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