Broken Bridge Pond Fishing in Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Broken Bridge Pond falls inside Oxford County. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Small at around 20 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Head to Bethel, 6.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Woodstock is 11 miles and West Paris 12 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple. It rewards a look round before the first cast.

• Where to Fish on Broken Bridge Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Oxford County cover brown trout, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Broken Bridge Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Broken Bridge Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Crocker Pond is 0.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Broken Bridge Pond.