Burnham Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  This water sits in Piscataquis County, Maine. The surface lies 1,033 feet up. This is sizeable water at about 410 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. With 3.6 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Piscataquis County. Greenville is the closest town at 8.4 miles. For a city, Sherbrooke is 106 miles off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Burnham Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Anyone new to Burnham Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 64°F, the coldest about 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Burnham Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Mountain View Pond sits 2 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Burnham Pond may have changed since it was mapped.