Etna Pond Fishing in Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Maine holds Etna Pond, in Penobscot County. The surface lies 200 feet up. This is sizeable water at about 362 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Around 3.4 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. Etna at 0.7 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 142 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Etna Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Penobscot County cover Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Etna Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 68°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Etna Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Lost Pond sits 1.3 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Etna Pond may have changed since it was mapped.