Fishing at Cedar Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Cedar Pond lies within the bounds of Somerset County, Maine. The bank is 1,299 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Somerset County list. Lac-Mégantic is the closest place, 22 miles off. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 73 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Somerset County: Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Cedar Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 64°F and January about 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Cedar Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Long Bog sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Cedar Pond carry more weight than any list.