Long Pond in Somerset County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Long Pond in Somerset County, Maine. Height above sea level is 1,142 feet. It covers about 4.5 sq miles, which means weather matters as much as tactics. The bank runs about 20 miles in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. Size puts it in the front rank of our Somerset County list. Greenville at 27 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 89 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Somerset County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Long Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 64°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Long Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Fogg Pond, 2.4 miles out. Treat access at Long Pond as something to verify.