Helon Taylor Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Helon Taylor Pond is set in Piscataquis County, Maine. What surrounds it is lake country bush. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Piscataquis County list. For supplies, Millinocket is 15 miles out. After that come East Millinocket at 21 miles and Medway at 23 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Helon Taylor Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Piscataquis County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Helon Taylor Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 64°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Helon Taylor Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Mink Pond at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Helon Taylor Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.