Cedar Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Penobscot County entry here is Cedar Pond, in Maine. It sits in mixed forest. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Penobscot County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Patten, 36 miles down the road. After that come Millinocket at 50 miles and Presque Isle at 53 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Penobscot County list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Cedar Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 8°F and July at about 64°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Cedar Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Black Spruce Pond sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Cedar Pond are worth checking on the day.