Bear Pond Fishing near Livermore, Maine

• Overview

  The Androscoggin County end of Maine holds Bear Pond. It sits 31 miles in from the sea. Roughly 399 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The outline measures near 5.4 miles, so local knowledge counts. It ranks high for size among our Androscoggin County listings. Livermore lies 3.4 miles from the water. For a city, Sherbrooke is 108 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Bear Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Androscoggin County include brown trout, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, smallmouth bass and black crappie. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Bear Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Bear Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Pleasant Pond is 3 miles off. The position on Bear Pond is worth confirming on the day.