Long Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Piscataquis County, Maine, this is Long Pond. It stands 1,335 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Piscataquis County list. You are 23 miles from Patten. Lévis is the closest city, 121 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Long Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 63°F; the cold one sits at 8°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Long Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Deep Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. For Long Pond in particular, ask before you travel.