Gray Pond in Washington County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Gray Pond is one of the Washington County waters in Maine. It sits at 515 feet above sea level. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Washington County list. You are 19 miles from Cherryfield. Sherbrooke sits 191 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Gray Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Washington County names alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Gray Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Gray Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Mountain Pond is 1.2 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Gray Pond.