Lower Togus Pond Fishing Guide, Kennebec County, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Kennebec County, Maine, sits Lower Togus Pond. Elevation runs to 177 feet. At some 516 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Kennebec County. Chelsea sits 4.1 miles from the bank. Windsor lies 4.4 miles off, Augusta another 5.6 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lower Togus Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Survey and observation records for Kennebec County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lower Togus Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 69°F, with January the cold end at about 19°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Lower Togus Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Little Togus Pond is 0.7 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Lower Togus Pond.