Clish Pond Fishing near Linière, Maine

• Overview

  Clish Pond is one of the Somerset County listings for Maine. It stands 1,808 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 20 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is high ground by Maine standards. For supplies, Linière is 7.7 miles out. Saint-Côme--Linière follows at 13 miles, then Saint-Georges at 21 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Clish Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Somerset County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Clish Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 8°F in January to roughly 63°F in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Clish Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Frost Pond Brook at 1.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Clish Pond locally before you travel.