Long Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Somerset County, Long Pond is a Maine water. The water sits 1,230 feet up. The water covers some 33 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. 26 miles away sits Lac-Mégantic, the nearest town. Then Linière, 27 miles, and Saint-Côme--Linière, 33 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Somerset County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Long Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Long Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Benjamin Pond at 1.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Long Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.