Fourth Davis Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Fourth Davis Pond in the Piscataquis County part of Maine. The surface lies 479 feet up. About 24 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Sangerville lies 6.6 miles from the water. Dover-Foxcroft is 9.6 miles and Greenville 17 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. It repays a second visit more than a first.

• Where to Fish on Fourth Davis Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fourth Davis Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 66°F; the cold one sits at 13°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Fourth Davis Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Third Davis Pond is 0.9 miles distant. The position on Fourth Davis Pond is worth confirming on the day.