Fishing Mud Pond in Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  Oxford County in Maine is where Mud Pond sits. The water sits 564 feet up. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Oxford County. Lovell is the closest place, 9.7 miles off. Harrison is 10 miles and Bethel 11 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Oxford County records list brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Mud Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 67°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Mud Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Proctor Pond at 0.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Mud Pond for certain.