Fishing at Lucia Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Piscataquis County in Maine is where Lucia Pond sits. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At about 43 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.5 miles of margin, front to back. The town to know is Greenville, 14 miles out. Brownville is 15 miles away, with Dover-Foxcroft at 16 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lucia Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lucia Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 12°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan any trip to Lucia Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. 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. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Sampson Pond is 0.7 miles off. None of that is settled for Lucia Pond in what we hold.