Fishing Middle Oxhead Pond in Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Look for Middle Oxhead Pond in the Penobscot County part of Maine. It sits 39 miles in from the sea. With some 43 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.2 miles, and most of it is walkable. Enfield is the closest town at 20 miles. Greenbush is 20 miles and Milford 22 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Middle Oxhead Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Penobscot County: Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Middle Oxhead Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 15°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Middle Oxhead Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lower Oxhead Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Middle Oxhead Pond may have changed since it was mapped.