Musquash Cove, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Musquash Cove sits within Washington County in Maine. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Surface area runs to some 26.3 sq miles, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. Its outline wanders a long way for the area it covers, which puts more edge in play. It is among the larger waters listed here for Washington County. McAdam sits 10 miles from the bank. Then Manners Sutton, 24 miles, and Lakeland Ridges, 26 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Musquash Cove

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Washington County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, Atlantic cod and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Musquash Cove repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 14°F in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Musquash Cove.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a reservoir by origin, with the deepest water near the dam. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, LaCoute Lake is 3.4 miles off. Where Musquash Cove is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.