Fishing Gould Pond in Kennebec County, Maine

• Overview

  Gould Pond is one of the Kennebec County listings for Maine. The sea is 24 miles distant. The water measures roughly 23 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Kennebec County are larger. Head to Belgrade, 3.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Sherbrooke sits 123 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gould Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Kennebec County records list brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and black crappie among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Gould Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 18°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running early April to mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Time your trip to Gould Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Tyler Pond Wildlife Management Area runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Doctors Pond is 0.1 miles off. Ask locally about Gould Pond if anything is unclear.