Kimball Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Kimball Pond stands in Piscataquis County, Maine. It stands 722 feet above sea level. At about 51 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Supplies mean a trip to Patten, 16 miles off. Millinocket follows at 31 miles, then East Millinocket at 34 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge. It sits away from the main road, which keeps the noise down.

• Where to Fish on Kimball Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Kimball Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Kimball Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Atwood Pond, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Kimball Pond may have changed since it was mapped.