Bunker Pond Fishing Guide, Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  The Oxford County entry here is Bunker Pond, in Maine. It stands 1,050 feet above sea level. At roughly 24 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest place of any size is Mexico, 7.9 miles away. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 81 miles distant. More in the same country: Ellis Pond 3 miles off, Little Ellis Pond lies 3.9 miles on, Muskrat Pond 3.9 miles off, Swains Pond lies 4.6 miles on and Horseshoe Pond 5.7 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bunker Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Oxford County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Bunker Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 14°F in January and 66°F in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Bunker Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Ellis Pond is 3 miles off. What applies at Bunker Pond may have changed since it was mapped.