First Buttermilk Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  This water sits in Piscataquis County, Maine. The bank is 509 feet above sea level. About 390 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The outline measures near 5.0 miles, so local knowledge counts. It is among the larger waters listed here for Piscataquis County. You are 10 miles from Dover-Foxcroft. For a city, Sherbrooke is 127 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on First Buttermilk Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Piscataquis County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work First Buttermilk Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 13°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to First Buttermilk Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Second Buttermilk Pond sits 1.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at First Buttermilk Pond carry more weight than any list.