Fishing Black Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Look for Black Pond in the Piscataquis County part of Maine. The setting is pine and birch. Linière lies 46 miles from the water. The big place round here is Lévis, 94 miles distant. In the same area: Longley Pond at about 2.7 miles, Little Scott Deadwater 2.7 miles away, Brandy Pond at about 3.5 miles, Little Longley Pond 4 miles away and Umbazooksus Lake at about 5.3 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Black Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Black Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 9°F to 65°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Black Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Longley Pond is 2.7 miles distant. Ask locally about Black Pond if anything is unclear.