King Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  King Pond falls in Somerset County, part of Maine. The bank is 1,207 feet above sea level. Small at around 22 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The nearest town is Kingfield, 24 miles away. Greenville is 26 miles and Strong 35 miles. Within a short drive: Kilgore Pond a touch under 0.6 miles, Grass Pond at 1.2 miles, Upper Kilgore Pond a touch under 1.2 miles, Pickerel Pond at 1.2 miles and Upper Pierce Pond a touch under 1.3 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on King Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Somerset County list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. King Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 64°F and January near 11°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on King Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Kilgore Pond is 0.6 miles off. Treat King Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.