Fishing at Crystal Pond, Androscoggin County, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Crystal Pond in Androscoggin County, Maine. Height above sea level is 325 feet. Roughly 45 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 1.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Turner lies 1.9 miles from the water. For a city, Manchester is 107 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Crystal Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Androscoggin County: brown trout, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Crystal Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 68°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Crystal Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lily Pond, 2.8 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Crystal Pond.