Fishing Bracey Pond in Hancock County, Maine

• Overview

  Within Hancock County, Maine, you have Bracey Pond. The shore lies 30 miles out. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Bradley lies 25 miles from the water. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 186 miles distant. Within a short run: Lovejoy Pond within 0.4 miles, Lower Allen Pond after 1.4 miles, Middle Allen Pond within 1.4 miles, Upper Allen Pond after 1.7 miles and Allen Pond within 1.8 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Bracey Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Hancock County: Atlantic salmon, brown trout and alewife. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Bracey Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 16°F at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Bracey Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Lovejoy Pond at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Bracey Pond.