Fishing Loon Pond in Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Loon Pond is listed under Somerset County, Maine. It lies 1,280 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 39 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.0 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Lac-Mégantic is the closest town at 24 miles. Linière lies 27 miles off, Saint-Côme--Linière another 32 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Loon Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Somerset County cover Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Loon Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 64°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Loon Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Long Bog is 0.4 miles distant. Nothing on Loon Pond should be assumed from this page alone.