Fishing May Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Maine holds May Pond, in Piscataquis County. Everything around it is pine and birch. It measures about 25 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Patten sits 37 miles from the bank. Millinocket is 47 miles away, with East Millinocket at 52 miles. Round about: Hay Pond at 0.7 miles, Carpenter Pond lies 0.9 miles on, Snowshoe Pond at 1.5 miles, Line Pond lies 1.9 miles on and Chandler Pond at 2.2 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on May Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Piscataquis County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On May Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 8°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect May Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Hay Pond, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at May Pond carry more weight than any list.