Hathaway Ponds Fishing Spot
- Acreage: 20
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 27'
- Max Depth: 57'
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwhath.pdf
- Last Modified By: sac on 07/20/10 07:33 AM
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Hathaway Ponds Baits and Tackle
Saltwater Baits Check Prices
- Sea Worm on a slider rig
- Two dinks on a Gary Yamamoto Fat Baby Craw, Texas-rigged with 1/8 oz weight, Watermelonseed.
Two keepers on GY 5" Senko, watermelon (no seed). - Drop Shot
- Dropshot
- All between 11" & 11-1/2"
- All between 6" & 9"
- Bladed baits
Live Bait (Other) Check Prices
- Sand Eels
- Clams
- eels
Crankbait Check Prices
- Rapala Original Floater F-11 - Minnow
- rapala bleeding floater
- 3 on Squarebill, 1 on Drop Shot.
- 2lb 6oz, and 1lb 2oz
Blade Bait Check Prices
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- Spinnerbait, Drop shot
Worm Check Prices
- 4 inch green pumkin senko rigged wacky
- Senko
Lizard Check Prices
- Downsized carolina 1/4 oz weigth w5 inch watermelon red zoom lizard
- watermelon zoom brush hog jr. on carolina rig w 1/2 oz worm weight
Hathaway Ponds Description
Hathaway Pond is a small, 20 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 27 feet and a maximum depth of 57 feet. Transparency is excellent, extending to 23 feet. The pond has low alkalinity and is acidic; spring Ph is often below 6.0. The bottom is composed of rubble and sand, and the 0.78 miles of shoreline is undeveloped with the exception of a town beach. This pond is also known as North Hathaway Pond; South Hathaways Pond is a very shallow warmwater pond. Hathaway Pond is located about 1.5 miles southeast of the Route 6/Route 132 interchange; and east of Wequaquet Lake. From Route 6, take exit 6 onto Route 132 south. At the Phinneys Lane stoplight take a left and travel 0.4 miles. The access road to the town beach is on the left. A small ramp suitable for launching of cartop boats and canoes is located to the right of the town beach. Fish Populations: The most recent fisheries survey was conducted in 1991, at which time six species were found present: brook trout, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed sunfish, banded killifish and American eel. Fishing: Hathaway Pond is annually stocked in the spring with brook trout and tiger trout when available. It is managed for brook trout and offers the potential for good holdover brook trout.
Garden worms, bright colored streamers and small spinners are all highly recommended. During summer, look for the brookies to be at depths of 26 to 40 feet. Anglers may also want to pursue the smallmouth and yellow perch, as there are at least a few fine examples of both species present here. During the summer this pond receives heavy recreational use as a town swimming area. Due to the clarity of the water, it is also used extensively by scuba divers, some of whom sunk an old cabin cruiser in the pond to use as a diving site.