Cold Rain Pond Fishing Guide, Cumberland County, Maine

• Overview

  Cold Rain Pond is a Cumberland County water, in Maine. Elevation runs to 512 feet. Surface area is around 36 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 0.9 miles of margin, front to back. Some 7.8 miles away sits Denmark, the nearest settlement. Hiram is 8.1 miles away, with Bridgton at 9.1 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Cold Rain Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Cumberland County: brown trout, Atlantic salmon, blueback herring, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Cold Rain Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 18°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Cold Rain Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. This sits inside Cold Rain Pond Wildlife Management Area, so read the reserve notices first. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Peabody Pond, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Cold Rain Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.