Blaisdell Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Blaisdell Pond in the Sagadahoc County part of Maine. The sea is 1.4 miles distant. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. Our Sagadahoc County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Phippsburg, 3.2 miles away. Harpswell Center lies 7.8 miles off, Bath another 9.3 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Blaisdell Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Sagadahoc County names rainbow smelt, alewife, blueback herring, American eel and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Blaisdell Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 68°F for July and 23°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to late December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Blaisdell Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. This sits inside Ridgewell Preserve, so read the reserve notices first. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Duley Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Rules at Blaisdell Pond are worth checking on the day.