Mud Pond Fishing near Greenville, Maine

• Overview

  Mud Pond is one of the Piscataquis County listings for Maine. This is mixed forest ground. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Piscataquis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Greenville is the closest town at 5.5 miles. Sangerville lies 25 miles off, Dover-Foxcroft another 29 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Mud Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 64°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Mud Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Big Notch Pond is 0.5 miles off. None of that is settled for Mud Pond in what we hold.