Mud Pond Fishing near Caribou, Maine

• Overview

  Mud Pond belongs to Aroostook County, Maine. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. About 18 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Caribou lies 32 miles from the water. It is 118 miles to Lévis, the nearest city. Neighbouring water: Carr Pond 2.1 miles off, Bishop Pond after 2.1 miles, Sterling Pond 2.5 miles off, Long Pond after 4 miles and Greenlaw Pond 4.1 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. 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. Survey and observation records for Aroostook County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Mud Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 7°F in January up to 64°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Mud Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Carr Pond sits 2.1 miles off and takes the overflow. For Mud Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.