Bean Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Bean Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine. The bank is 1,030 feet above sea level. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For supplies, Millinocket is 27 miles out. Greenville lies 30 miles off, East Millinocket another 33 miles. Within a short drive: Kelly Pond after 0.6 miles, Little Kelly Pond at 0.9 miles, Bean Ponds after 1.6 miles, Grassy Pond at 1.7 miles and Buck Pond after 2.1 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Bean Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Bean Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 11°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Bean Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Kelly Pond is 0.6 miles off. What applies at Bean Pond may have changed since it was mapped.