Lower West Bay Pond Fishing in Hancock County, Maine

• Overview

  Lower West Bay Pond falls in Hancock County, part of Maine. Tidal water begins 2.2 miles from here. The whole outline is near 2.8 miles, and most of it is walkable. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Maine listings. The town to know is Gouldsboro, 1.4 miles out. Then Steuben, 4.6 miles, and Sullivan, 7.1 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lower West Bay Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Fish documented in Hancock County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, alewife and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Lower West Bay Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Lower West Bay Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. Part of this sits inside or beside Day Ridges Preserve, so read the notices. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. West Bay Pond sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Lower West Bay Pond as something to verify.