Lost Pond Fishing near Millinocket, Maine

• Overview

  Lost Pond is one of the Piscataquis County listings for Maine. The setting is pine and birch. It measures about 27 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Millinocket lies 21 miles from the water. After that come East Millinocket at 27 miles and Patten at 29 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lost Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lost Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 11°F in January to roughly 65°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That shapes the year on Lost Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Foss and Knowlton Pond, 0.9 miles out. Ask locally about Lost Pond if anything is unclear.