Fishing near Orleans in Barnstable County, MA

3.67 Rating based on 57 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluefish, Yellow Perch, Atlantic Mackerel
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 61
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 85
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Clamming with my 11 year old near Orleans

Clamming with my 11 year old

Clamming in Eastham, Cape Cod with my boy. Easy pickings
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My 37", Brian's 42", and Robbie's 37" near Orleans

My 37", Brian's 42", and Robbie's 37"

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My bluefish, 33 inches near Orleans

My bluefish, 33 inches

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Top Fishing Spots near Orleans

Nauset Harbor
Nauset Harbor

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Pilgrim Lake
Pilgrim Lake

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Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake

Avg. Rating: 3.5
# Reviews: 2
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Little Pleasant Bay
Little Pleasant Bay

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# Reviews: 1
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Bakers Pond
Bakers Pond

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 2
Views: 5126

Salt Pond Bay
Salt Pond Bay

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
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Orleans Area Fish Species

Recent Orleans Fishing Reports

Amazing Striped Bass Fishing With Reel Deal Charters Fishing Report Sep 21, 2016

Amazing Striped Bass Fishing With Reel Deal Charters

Orleans, MA -

I decided to take a trip down to Orleans to try and catch some stripers. My Da's friend knows the guy who owns Reel Deal Charters, so he set up th...

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5/29/16 - Striper Trip W/ Triton Sportfishing Fishing Report May 31, 2016

5/29/16 - Striper Trip W/ Triton Sportfishing

Rock Harbor - Orleans, MA -

Joined my friend Robbie, his Dad, Uncle, and 2 cousins for a 4 hour Striper trip with Triton Sportfishing out of Orleans, MA. The bite down the Cape i...

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My first striper trip Fishing Report Jun 21, 2013

My first striper trip

Cape cod bay -

Went out from rock harbor on the cape. booked with Triton charters and had Captain Steve Peters with Stu as the mate. There were six of us and we had ...

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Salt Pond Fishing Report Apr 07, 2013

Salt Pond

Salt Pond, MA -

I went to Salt Pond in Eastham Cape Cod. The "pond" is a cove that leaks into Salt Pond Bay. I used a light freshwater rod with a snapper po...

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Little Cliff Pond Fishing Report Aug 09, 2009

Little Cliff Pond

Cape Cod -

Only one fish, as bass at 3.1 lbs. Plenty of vultures hanging around....

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Jemima Pond Fishing Report Apr 06, 2013

Jemima Pond

Jemima Pond, MA -

I was fishing with a live worm on a small hook at Jemima Pond. I hooked a nice largemouth but the fish jumped and pulled the small hook. After realizi...

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Baits and Tackle used near Orleans

Check Prices

  • drop shot senko
  • Drop shot senko
  • 2in Jitterbug
  • shrimp/clams, 1/2OZ sinker, tiny hook
  • Dont realy remember
  • Drop Shot

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • clam
  • seaworms
  • sea worms
  • Sand Eels
  • Clams
  • eels

Tube Check Prices

  • 3 for 7.99lbs
    One was about 2lbs, One about 3lbs, and my Lunker of the day was 3lbs 1oz
  • 2 Keepers:
    1.79lbs
    1lb

    2 shorts
  • 1 Keeper:
    1-1/4lbs

    1 Short

Minnow Check Prices

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • I was using a Super Spook Jr and 6" blue/black senkos.

Lizard Check Prices

  • Downsized carolina 1/4 oz weigth w5 inch watermelon red zoom lizard
  • 5 inch watermelon red zoom lizard downsized carolina rig
  • watermelon zoom brush hog jr. on carolina rig w 1/2 oz worm weight

Jerk Bait Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • tandem willow spinner baits, mostly chartruse and lime.
    and the 6" pumkin stick worms
  • 1st was 1-1/2lbs
    2nd was 1lb
  • Silver in line spinner
  • Spinnerbait, Drop shot

Squid Check Prices

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Jerk Bait

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • 1/6oz Rooster Tail
  • 1/6oz Rooster Tail
    1st - 12in
    2nd -12 1/4in
    4th - 12 1/2in
  • one 11-1/2in and one 14.5in 1lb 6oz

Saltwater Jig Check Prices

  • Metal jigs with green tails on the hooks

Worm Check Prices

  • 4" senko
  • drop shot senko
  • Long, thin, green worms worked amazingly well
  • 4" YUM Dingers, Watermelon/Gold Flake
  • AKA Black Magic
  • 4 inch green pumkin senko rigged wacky
  • Senko

Hard Baits Check Prices

  • Bladed baits

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Dropshot
  • 3 Keepers:
    3.20lbs
    2lbs
    1lb

  • 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).
  • All between 11" & 11-1/2"
  • All between 6" & 9"
  • Drop Shot

Saltwater Spoon Check Prices

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • berkley powerbait worm

Craw Check Prices

  • Our Bag was:
    Paul's 3.85lber, 3-1/2lber, one a little over 2lbs, and my 3-1/2lber

Saltwater Hard Bait Check Prices

Jigs Check Prices

  • using rainbow jig with a 2 sinker.

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Rapala Original Floater F-11 - Minnow
  • rapala bleeding floater
  • 2lb 6oz, and 1lb 2oz
  • 3 on Squarebill, 1 on Drop Shot.

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • use bass jig # 10 with wire line
  • 1 1/2 ounce bucktail jig

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • on a Boag Hog Stand-Up Head

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • I seem to have lots of luck with these at that pond, lol

Saltwater Baits Check Prices

  • 33" was my other keeper
    And 4 Schoolies between 25"-15"
  • Sea Worm on a slider rig

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

Topwater Bait (Popper, Plug) Check Prices

  • Snapper Popper

Blade Bait Check Prices

Grub Check Prices

  • White grub

Other Check Prices

  • hot dog
  • Sand Eels

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