Imlos Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Piscataquis County, Maine, is where Imlos Pond sits. It lies 1,142 feet above sea level. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Piscataquis County list. Head to Patten, 37 miles away, for anything you forgot. Millinocket is 43 miles and East Millinocket 48 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Imlos Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Imlos Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 64°F and January near 9°F on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Imlos Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Coffeelos Pond at 1.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Imlos Pond for certain.