Belfast Reservoir Number Two in Waldo County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Belfast Reservoir Number Two is one of the Waldo County waters in Maine. The sea is 1.7 miles distant. Surface area is around 49 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It lies lower than most water we list in Maine. Belfast sits 1.8 miles from the bank. The big place round here is Manchester, 156 miles distant. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Belfast Reservoir Number Two

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Fish documented in Waldo County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, alewife, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Belfast Reservoir Number Two the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 68°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Belfast Reservoir Number Two runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Belfast Reservoir Number One, 0.9 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Belfast Reservoir Number Two.