Fishing at Dipper Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Dipper Pond lies in Somerset County, in Maine. It sits at 1,654 feet above sea level. About 13 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Somerset County. Head to Linière, 26 miles away, for anything you forgot. Greenville is 32 miles away, with Saint-Côme--Linière at 32 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dipper Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Dipper Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 9°F in January and 64°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Dipper Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Socatean Pond, 3.7 miles out. Confirm before you fish Dipper Pond.