Fishing at Moose and Deer Pond, Franklin County, Maine

• Overview

  Moose and Deer Pond sits in Franklin County, out in Maine. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Franklin County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 11 miles from Phillips. It is 75 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Moose and Deer Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Franklin County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Moose and Deer Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 63°F, while January sits near 10°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Moose and Deer Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Eddy Pond is 0.6 miles distant. Confirm access to Moose and Deer Pond locally before you travel.