Iron Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Iron Pond falls in Somerset County, part of Maine. The water sits 1,670 feet up. With some 28 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Maine listings. For a base, Lac-Mégantic sits 26 miles out. Sherbrooke is the closest city, 74 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Iron Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Iron Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 63°F and January at 10°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Iron Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Rock Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Iron Pond before loading the car.