Beech Hill Pond Fishing near Dedham, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Hancock County, Maine, sits Beech Hill Pond. It sits 13 miles in from the sea. It measures some 1,423 acres, and wind has room to build across it. With 11 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Hancock County. Supplies mean a trip to Dedham, 10 miles off. Ellsworth lies 10 miles off, Holden another 12 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beech Hill Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Hancock County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and alewife. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Beech Hill Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 18°F in January and 68°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about early April and return around mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Beech Hill Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Little Burnt Pond sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Beech Hill Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.