Fitts Pond Fishing in Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Fitts Pond is a Penobscot County water, Maine side. The sea is 17 miles distant. Surface area is around 112 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 2.2 miles in total. Head to Holden, 6.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 169 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Fitts Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Penobscot County names Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fitts Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• 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. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Fitts Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Little Burnt Pond at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Fitts Pond.