Fishing at Beaver Hill Pond, York County, Maine

• Overview

  Beaver Hill Pond sits in York County, out in Maine. The water sits 525 feet up. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. It is one of the smaller waters we list in York County. The closest town, Springvale, is 1.1 miles away. Further out sit Sanford (2.8 miles) and Alfred (3.2 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Hill Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for York County include brown trout, alewife, Atlantic salmon and blueback herring. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Beaver Hill Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 69°F and January near 21°F on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Beaver Hill Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Littlefield Pond is 0.6 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Beaver Hill Pond for certain.