Beaver Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Beaver Pond sits within Piscataquis County in Maine. Height above sea level is 1,214 feet. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Millinocket, 24 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then East Millinocket, 30 miles, and Patten, 31 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Piscataquis County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Beaver Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 11°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Beaver Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Jackson Pond, 0.6 miles away. Nothing on Beaver Pond should be assumed from this page alone.