Fishing Mud Pond in Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Penobscot County, Maine, sits Mud Pond. Elevation runs to 623 feet. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Penobscot County are larger. The closest town, Millinocket, is 10 miles distant. Lévis sits 139 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mud 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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Penobscot County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Mud Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 12°F for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. At Mud Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Soldier Pond, 1.4 miles out. Check the position on Mud Pond before loading the car.