Mud Pond Fishing near Oxford, Maine

• Overview

  Within Androscoggin County, Maine, you have Mud Pond. The water sits 322 feet up. Surface area runs to about 19 acres — small enough to read in one session. The closest town, Oxford, is 3.2 miles away. It is 91 miles to Manchester, the nearest city. Near neighbours: Green Pond lies 0.5 miles on, Hogan Pond within 1.6 miles, Whitney Pond lies 1.9 miles on, Thompson Lake within 2.3 miles and Tripp Pond lies 3.2 miles on. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Androscoggin County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, smallmouth bass and black crappie. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to Mud Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 68°F and January near 18°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Mud Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Green Pond sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Mud Pond.