Mount Blue Pond Fishing in Franklin County, Maine

• Overview

  Mount Blue Pond stands in Franklin County, Maine. The setting is rolling bush on every side. Roughly 143 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Franklin County list. Head to Phillips, 4 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come Strong at 6.3 miles and Farmington at 11 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mount Blue Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Franklin County: Atlantic salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Mount Blue Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 13°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Mount Blue Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Holman Pond is 4.3 miles distant. Nothing on Mount Blue Pond should be assumed from this page alone.