Hutchinson Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Hutchinson Pond lies in Piscataquis County, in Maine. It stands 1,132 feet above sea level. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Piscataquis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 21 miles away sits Brownville, the nearest settlement. Millinocket lies 21 miles off, Greenville another 24 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Hutchinson Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Hutchinson Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 11°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Hutchinson Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Fox Pond sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Hutchinson Pond in what we hold.