Clearwater Pond Fishing near Lac-Mégantic, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Clearwater Pond belongs to Somerset County. Elevation runs to 1,260 feet. The water covers some 44 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 1.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Lac-Mégantic lies 25 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 75 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Clearwater Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Somerset County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Clearwater Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 64°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Clearwater Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lost Pond at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Clearwater Pond may have changed since it was mapped.