Mud Pond in Piscataquis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Piscataquis County, Maine. The water sits 551 feet up. Small at around 17 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Some 15 miles away sits Millinocket, the nearest settlement. East Millinocket lies 22 miles off, Medway another 24 miles. Neighbouring water: River Pond after 1.2 miles, 1.2 miles out stands Hale Pond, Hurd Pond after 2.1 miles, 2.1 miles out stands Compass Pond and First Debsconeag Lake after 2.1 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Mud Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 66°F and January reads 12°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Mud Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. River Pond sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. For Mud Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.