Fishing at Ellis Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Somerset County, Ellis Pond is a Maine water. Elevation runs to 1,102 feet. Around 98 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Greenville, 17 miles off. After that come Sangerville at 35 miles and Kingfield at 35 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ellis Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Ellis Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 10°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Ellis Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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 the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Horseshoe Pond at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Ellis Pond if anything is unclear.