Jones Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Jones Pond lies in Somerset County, Maine. This is rolling bush country. At about 121 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 miles on foot. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Maine listings. Some 16 miles away sits Linière, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Lévis, 83 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Jones Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Somerset County cover Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Jones Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 62°F, while January sits near 8°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about early May and return around late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Jones Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Hale Pond, 2.2 miles out. For Jones Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.