Long Pond Fishing in Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  Oxford County in Maine is where Long Pond sits. The land about it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Oxford County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Colebrook, 29 miles away. Further out sit Lac-Mégantic (32 miles) and Cookshire (35 miles). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Long Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 63°F on average, January about 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Long Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Parmachenee Lake, 2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Long Pond if anything is unclear.