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Wequaquet Lake

Massachusetts · Barnstable

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Overview

Wequaquet Lake goes by several names: Chequaquet, Great Pond and Nine Mile Pond. It's a 670-acre Cape Cod great pond just south of Routes 6 and 132 in Barnstable, made up of several basins linked by narrow passages, including one to Bearse Pond. It averages 14 feet deep (33 max), with clear water (10+ ft) over sand. Open and windswept, it has little cover or weed growth. Cottages and homes fill its 7.5-mile shore.

Fishing

Bass, pickerel and northern pike are the targets; look for them in the smaller, sheltered coves. Alewives feed the lake, and fish here grow well. Award fish include largemouth bass, chain pickerel, northern pike, yellow and panfish such as black crappie, sunfish and white perch; and brown bullhead.

Species

MassWildlife surveys found largemouth bass; chain pickerel; panfish such as bluegill, pumpkinseed and yellow perch; brown bullhead; and alewife, American eel, banded killifish, golden shiner and white sucker.

Hotspots

Sheltered coves off the windswept main basins.

Regulations

MassWildlife freshwater regulations apply: https://www.mass.gov/freshwater-fishing-regulations. Check local town or DCR rules for access fees and restrictions.

Licensing

A Massachusetts freshwater fishing license is required for anglers 15 and older.

Access

Barnstable's paved ramp on Shootflying Hill Road (north shore) handles trailers. The adjacent town-beach lot holds about 10 cars with a beach sticker, but trailers can't park there from Memorial Day to Labor Day, so use roadside parking a bit east. A right-of-way off Huckins Neck Road works for cartop boats, though parking there is unclear. Shore fishing is limited to these two spots.

Water facts

670 acres; average depth 14 ft; max 33 ft; clarity 10+ ft; 7.5 miles of shoreline.

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MassWildlife (Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife)