Kezar Pond in Kennebec County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Kezar Pond lies within the bounds of Kennebec County, Maine. The sea is 19 miles distant. At 23 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Kennebec County standards. Supplies mean a trip to Manchester, 2.9 miles off. Winthrop is 3 miles away, with Readfield at 5.6 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Kezar Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Kennebec County names brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Kezar Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 69°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Kezar Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The water borders Georgia Fuller Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area, so reserve rules are likely to apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Upper Narrows Pond, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Kezar Pond before loading the car.