Elbow Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Elbow Pond falls in Piscataquis County, part of Maine. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level. Around 25 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 1.3 miles of margin, front to back. Millinocket is the closest place, 22 miles off. After that come East Millinocket at 28 miles and Patten at 28 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Elbow Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Elbow Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 11°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Elbow 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. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Tracy Pond at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Elbow Pond before loading the car.