Lufkin Pond Fishing near Phillips, Maine

• Overview

  Lufkin Pond falls in Franklin County, part of Maine. The water sits 912 feet up. It runs to roughly 44 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Phillips is the closest town at 6.2 miles. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 80 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Lufkin Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Franklin County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lufkin Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 13°F to 65°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Lufkin Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Stetson Pond is 0.9 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Lufkin Pond.