Medomak Pond in Lincoln County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Medomak Pond is a Lincoln County water, in Maine. It lies 115 feet above sea level. Around 239 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 2.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Ground here is low by Maine standards. The closest town, Jefferson, is 4.2 miles distant. Manchester sits 133 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Medomak Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Lincoln County: brown trout, alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Work Medomak Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 20°F in January up to 68°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Medomak Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Part of this sits inside or beside Janet Winslow Preserve, so read the notices. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Little Medomak Pond, 1.5 miles away. Nothing on Medomak Pond should be assumed from this page alone.