Seymour Pond Fishing Spot
- County: Barnstable - Brewster MA
- Acreage: 181
- Public Fishing: Yes
- Mean Depth: 20'
- Max Depth: 38'
- Elevation: 20'
- Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwseymo.pdf
- Last Modified By: vinny60 on 08/20/09 07:40 PM
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Fish Species
Seymour Pond Baits and Tackle
Other Check Prices
- Sand Eels
- Dropshot
- 3 Keepers:
3.20lbs
2lbs
1lb
Other Check Prices
- hot dog
Crankbait Check Prices
Topwater Bait Check Prices
- I was using a Super Spook Jr and 6" blue/black senkos.
Stick Bait Check Prices
- Jerk Bait
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- tandem willow spinner baits, mostly chartruse and lime.
and the 6" pumkin stick worms - Silver in line spinner
- 1st was 1-1/2lbs
2nd was 1lb
In-Line Spinner Check Prices
- 1/6oz Rooster Tail
1st - 12in
2nd -12 1/4in
4th - 12 1/2in - 1/6oz Rooster Tail
- one 11-1/2in and one 14.5in 1lb 6oz
Worm Check Prices
- 4" senko
- drop shot senko
- 4" YUM Dingers, Watermelon/Gold Flake
- AKA Black Magic
- Long, thin, green worms worked amazingly well
Craw Check Prices
- Our Bag was:
Paul's 3.85lber, 3-1/2lber, one a little over 2lbs, and my 3-1/2lber
Tube Check Prices
- 3 for 7.99lbs
One was about 2lbs, One about 3lbs, and my Lunker of the day was 3lbs 1oz
Soft Swimbait Check Prices
- on a Boag Hog Stand-Up Head
Bass Jig Check Prices
Seymour Pond Description
Seymour Pond, also known as Bangs Pond, is a 181 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 20 feet and a maximum depth of 38 feet. Transparency is only fair, extending to 6 feet, but this reading may have been due to a temporary bloom of blue-green algae. Surveys in the past have reported transparency extending to 13 feet. The bottom is composed of sand and rubble, and aquatic vegetation is scarce. The pond’s 2.1 miles of shoreline are low and lightly wooded; development is limited to a few houses, cranberry bogs and a town beach. The pond is fed by groundwater and drains to Hinkleys Pond. Seymour Pond is located just west of Route 124. It can be reached by taking Route 6 to Exit 10 and heading north on Route 124. Access is over a town beach, but a town beach sticker is required to park during the summer months. Shorefishing access is provided along the Cape Cod Rail Trail. The solid bottom makes for easy wading. Fish Populations: The most recent fisheries survey, conducted in 1991, recorded 14 species present: yellow perch, brown bullhead, white sucker, pumpkinseed sunfish, alewife, smallmouth bass, white perch, banded killifish, bridled shiner, golden shiner, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, tessellated darter and American eel.
Best fishing in Seymour Pond is for yellow perch, white perch and smallmouth bass. All three species are abundant and display good average size. This is an excellent pond for pursuing these species with a light flyrod or ultralight spinning gear. This pond supports an alewife run via the Herring River and Hinkley’s Pond. Young-of-year alewives provide an abundant forage base for game and panfish during the summer months. During summer, the water becomes deoxygenated below 19 feet. Wading is all that’s required, particularly in view of the fact that fish will not be found below 19 feet during summer. Try various streamer patterns, weighted flys and lures which suggest the appearance of young alewives. Grass shrimp are the best option for baitfishing anglers.