Heading to Hyannis, Any suggestions?

Hi,

I'm heading down to the cape with my family soon for vacation. We'll be staying in Hyannis this year and I'm looking for some suggestions on fresh water ponds near that area.

I'd love to hit up a couple of locations in search of some Smallmouths and obviously Larrys.

Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks!

When ya heading down? I am mostly down every weekend cause my girlfriend is from there. As for the fishing, if you have a boat (big or cartopper) or kayak/canoe, there are tons of ponds/lakes I can recommend. The main problem now with cape fishing is some of them are now "Resident only" ponds type deal but just go later in the evening and your fine. Good boat ponds are Garrets, Hathaways, Lovells, Santuit.

Shore fishing, I've had good look at Hathaways (no smallies ever yet the mass website claims they are there but my girlfriends brother caught a 8lb10oz LMB two weeks back outta it), Joshua's, Micah's, Mary Dunn (lots of pads/weeds but tons of small LMB) and a little father down Flax Pond in Dennis.

Hope these help and if your going down anywhere from June 28-July 9th, I'll be there that entire time with my boat.

Great info, thanks!

I'm heading down this weekend and then back again towards the end of the month.

I'll be fishing from my kayak primarily.

I like the sound of Hathaways with fish that size in it

thanks again

Anytime, just a heads up Hathaway's is one of the "resident only ones" unless you carry your kayak from a spot before the lifeguards or just go after 5 pm and you won't have an issue. Good luck

Thanks Zack, I'll definitely make Hathaway's one I hit after hours.

I'm hoping to get out Father's day morning and I'm not sure how early I'll make it out. Do you have a suggestion of a pond open to non-residents I can go to?

thanks

I like Garret's a lot its just you have to carry your stuff down a kind long/tall hill but for a kayak shouldn't be an issue. It has decent smallies and large mouths (2lb and 3lb, are my biggest of each out of there respectively). And no one fishes it, cause the town "waterway" is friggen terrible. There's a "secret" spot to getting in for people with cartoppers like myself but for your kayak just go down the town waterway from Oak street, itll just be like 2-3 trips up to your car for you. There exact spot is on the Masswildlife site.

Also, lovell's has very easy to access, town ramp and such and people here have had good luck and state ramp. You could try Shubael's too, I haven't ever caughten anything there but my girlfriend likes to catch little pounder smallies when we go.

Hope it helps.

Thank's a lot.

Great info!

Google maps and the MA Wildlife web site should give you plenty of options [/url]

Google maps and the MA Wildlife web site should give you plenty of options [/url]

Yes I know, but I was thinking that the vast MAFF user base could provide some better insight.