Matthews Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Matthews Pond is listed under Piscataquis County, Maine. The country here is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. Head to Patten, 37 miles away, for anything you forgot. Millinocket is 49 miles away, with East Millinocket at 53 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Matthews Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Piscataquis County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Matthews Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 9°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Matthews Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Chandler Pond is 0.8 miles off. Signs at Matthews Pond carry more weight than any list.