Blood Pond in Piscataquis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Blood Pond lies in Piscataquis County, in Maine. It lies 1,276 feet above sea level. At about 48 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 1.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Head to Greenville, 25 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Lévis, 108 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Blood Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Piscataquis County cover Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Blood Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 9°F to 64°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Blood Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Berry Pond at 1.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Blood Pond if anything is unclear.