Fishing at Chase Pond, Franklin County, Maine

• Overview

  Chase Pond lies within the bounds of Franklin County, Maine. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. The water measures roughly 14 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Lac-Mégantic at 27 miles is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Kingfield (29 miles) and Phillips (32 miles). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Chase Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Franklin County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Chase Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 63°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to 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 Chase Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Shallow Pond, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Chase Pond.