McIntire Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Kennebec County, Maine, this is McIntire Pond. The coast is 37 miles away. At 12 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Kennebec County standards. For a base, Rome sits 4.5 miles out. New Sharon is 4.8 miles and Mount Vernon 5.8 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on McIntire Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Kennebec County names brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On McIntire Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 67°F, while January sits near 16°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to McIntire Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Part of this sits inside or beside Kennebec Highlands, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Kidder Pond is 1 mile distant. What applies at McIntire Pond may have changed since it was mapped.