Fishing at Horseshoe Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Horseshoe Pond falls inside Somerset County. Elevation runs to 1,745 feet. Roughly 30 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It sits higher than most water we list in Maine. Greenville sits 25 miles from the bank. Sherbrooke sits 88 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Horseshoe Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Somerset County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Horseshoe Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 63°F on average, January about 9°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Horseshoe Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Fogg Pond, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Horseshoe Pond for certain.