Midday Pond Fishing near Greenville, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Piscataquis County, Maine, this is Midday Pond. The land about it is mixed forest. At roughly 12 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Piscataquis County standards. Greenville lies 10 miles from the water. Sangerville follows at 15 miles, then Dover-Foxcroft at 16 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Midday Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Midday Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 12°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Midday Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Sunset Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Treat Midday Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.