Harmon Lake Fishing near Machias, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Harmon Lake in Washington County, Maine. Land around it is pine and birch. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Washington County list. 6 miles away sits Machias, the nearest town. For a city, Dartmouth is 194 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Harmon Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Washington County: alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Harmon Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 17°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Harmon Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Great Brook Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Harmon Lake.