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

• Overview

  In Maine, Bottle Pond falls inside Piscataquis County. It lies 486 feet above sea level. The water covers some 104 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Millinocket is the closest place, 11 miles off. Beyond it, East Millinocket at 17 miles and Medway at 19 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Bottle Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Piscataquis County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Bottle Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 12°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Bottle Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Twin Ponds, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Bottle Pond before loading the car.