Fishing at Mirror Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Piscataquis County, Maine, sits Mirror Pond. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Compared with other Maine water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Greenville, 5.8 miles away. Sangerville is 28 miles away, with Dover-Foxcroft at 31 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Mirror Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Piscataquis County cover Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Mirror Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 10°F to 64°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Mirror Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Mountain View Pond sits 2.2 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Mirror Pond is worth confirming on the day.