Fish Pond Fishing near Lac-Mégantic, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Somerset County, Fish Pond is a Maine water. It stands 1,070 feet above sea level. Around 160 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 2.5 miles on foot. Head to Lac-Mégantic, 30 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 78 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fish Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Somerset County: Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Fish Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Fish Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A pier or jetty stands 0.9 miles away, which helps on a crowded bank. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Chub Pond sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Fish Pond for certain.