Mountain Pond Fishing Guide, Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Mountain Pond is a Washington County water, Maine side. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Washington County list. The nearest town is Cherryfield, 18 miles away. Franklin is 21 miles away, with Addison at 21 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Washington County include alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Mountain Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That shapes the year on Mountain Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Gray Pond at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Mountain Pond should be assumed from this page alone.