Clapps Pond Fishing Spot

• Acreage: 40
• Public Fishing: Yes
• Mean Depth: 3'
• Max Depth: 4'
• Website: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwclap.pdf
• Last Modified By: carpmaster on 08/02/09 12:11 AM
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Clapps Pond, also known as Clappers Pond, is a very shallow, acidic, 40 acre warmwater pond located at the far eastern tip of Cape Cod. Maximum depth is just 4 feet; average depth is roughly 3 feet. The pond is so weedy as to be swamp-like, and transparency is extremely poor, extending to just a foot or so. The watercolor is stained dark brown. The bottom is muck and the 1.8 miles of shoreline are undeveloped. Access to Clapps Pond is located off Route 6 and is provided by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife through the Clapps Pond Access and Wildlife Management Area. A dirt road provides access to a small area suitable for launching cartop boats and canoes. A four-wheel drive vehicle or pickup truck is recommended. The entire shoreline is protected by the state or the Cape Cod National Seashore. Fish Populations: chain pickerel, brown bullhead, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed.

The pond is so weedy as to be swamp-like, and transparency is extremely poor, extending to just a foot or so.

This pond is very difficult to fish because of the dense weeds. However, although the scenery is nice, there is not much here that will prove attractive to anglers in search of excitement or table fare. The pond is infertile and acidified, and as a result the fish population is very sparse. Chain pickerel are the only gamefish that would offer any recreational fishing, and they exhibit below average growth.