Folly Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Folly Pond in Knox County, Maine. Land around it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 16 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Knox County are larger. The nearest town is Vinalhaven, 2.1 miles away. Owls Head is 10 miles away, with Stonington at 11 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Folly Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The tide is the timetable on this water; two hours either side of the change usually fish hardest. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Knox County list brown trout, alewife, rainbow smelt and blueback herring. At Folly Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 24°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Folly Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The water borders Watershed Preserve, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Round Pond, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Folly Pond.