Mud Pond Fishing, N of Linière, Maine

• Overview

  Within Somerset County, Maine, you have Mud Pond. This is lake country bush ground. Around 80 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 1.4 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Nearest town is Linière, 27 miles off. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 78 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Somerset County list Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Mud Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 64°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Mud Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Long Pond, 1.6 miles out. Nothing on Mud Pond should be assumed from this page alone.