Johns Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Maine holds Johns Pond, in Somerset County. It sits in mixed forest country. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Somerset County. Greenville lies 28 miles from the water. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 85 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Johns Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. 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. Fish Johns Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 64°F, the coldest about 11°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Johns Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Little Gordon Pond at 2.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Johns Pond should be assumed from this page alone.