Fishing Heald Pond in Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  Heald Pond stands in Oxford County, Maine. The surface lies 463 feet up. It measures about 99 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 2.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. You are 6.4 miles from Lovell. Harrison is 12 miles away, with Bethel at 13 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Heald Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. County-wide records name brown trout, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Heald Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 68°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Heald Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Bradley Pond, 1.2 miles away. Treat access at Heald Pond as something to verify.