Dill Pond Fishing Guide, Franklin County, Maine

• Overview

  Dill Pond falls in Franklin County, part of Maine. Elevation runs to 1,690 feet. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Maine listings. Nearest town is Phillips, 17 miles off. Sherbrooke sits 70 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Dill Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Franklin County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Dill Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 63°F in July and bottom out at 11°F in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Dill Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Quill Pond, 2.1 miles away. Check the position on Dill Pond before loading the car.