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Great Pond is a 17acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 14 feet and a maximum depth of 35 feet. Transparency is very good, extending to 14 feet, and aquatic vegetation is scarce. The bottom is composed primarily of sand. The 0.76 miles of shoreline are lightly developed with residential homes. The pond is on the acidic side and pH is generally below 6.0 during the spring. Great Pond is located just east of Route 6 within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Access is through an unmarked dirt road off of Route 6, 0.7 miles north of the Truro/Wellfleet line. Look for it just beyond Savage Road. Anglers must park along the shoulder of Route 6 and walk in. A steep dirt path leads to a shallow cove at the eastern end of the pond. Access is suitable only for wading anglers, canoes and lightweight cartop boats. Fish Populations: The last fisheries survey, conducted in 1990, found six species present: brook trout, brown bullhead, banded killifish, pumpkinseed sunfish, smallmouth bass and yellow perch.
Great Pond is stocked annually in the spring with brook trout. Good holdover brook trout, some exceeding one pound, were noted in the 1990 survey. These fish are very susceptible to garden worms fished near the bottom, or to flys, trolled streamers, small spinners and spoons fished at moderate depths. During high summer, look for the trout to be holding at depths of 18 to 21 feet.