Great Pond in York County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Great Pond lies in York County, in Maine. It sits 0.3 miles in from the sea. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Maine. 5.3 miles away sits Old Orchard Beach, the nearest town. Saco follows at 6.2 miles, then Biddeford at 6.3 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Great Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Great Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 69°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Great Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The Pool sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Great Pond in what we hold.