Fishing Lilly Pond in Knox County, Maine

• Overview

  Knox County, Maine, is where Lilly Pond sits. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It runs to roughly 32 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Ground here is low by Maine standards. Nearest place of any size is Rockport, 0.7 miles away. Camden is 1.2 miles and Rockland 6.5 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Lilly Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Knox County records list brown trout, alewife and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Lilly Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 21°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lilly Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A boat ramp sits half a mile away, so trailered boats can get on. There is a marina recorded roughly half a mile off. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Maces Pond sits 3.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Lilly Pond before loading the car.