High Pond in Somerset County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  High Pond lies within the bounds of Somerset County, Maine. This is rolling bush ground. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Somerset County are larger. Head to Kingfield, 21 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Sherbrooke is 87 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on High Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work High Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 64°F for July and 11°F for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on High Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Helen Pond at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Where High Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.