Fishing at Lily Pond, Lincoln County, Maine

• Overview

  Lily Pond is one of the Lincoln County listings for Maine. The sea is 0.7 miles distant. Surface area is around 63 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 1.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It lies lower than most water we list in Maine. For a base, Edgecomb sits 0.9 miles out. After that come Wiscasset at 2.6 miles and Boothbay at 6.5 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Lincoln County names brown trout, alewife and Atlantic salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lily Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 22°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lily Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Bait Bucket sits half a mile out and is marked for fishing. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Hilton Pond is 2.3 miles off. The position on Lily Pond is worth confirming on the day.