Center Pond in Piscataquis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Center Pond is a Piscataquis County water, in Maine. It lies 1,686 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Piscataquis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Patten, 27 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Lévis, 117 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Center Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Center Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 64°F and January reads 9°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Center Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. You can camp about 160 yards away, going by the mapping. 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. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Little Wassataquoik Lake sits 3.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Center Pond should be assumed from this page alone.