Muddy Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Muddy Pond is a Lincoln County water, in Maine. The sea is 2.3 miles distant. With some 169 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The margin runs to about 3.2 miles in total. It lies lower than most water we list in Maine. Damariscotta lies 1.7 miles from the water. Nobleboro is 3.9 miles and Bristol 4.7 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Muddy Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brown trout, alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Muddy Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 21°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Muddy Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A protected area covers this ground, which usually means restrictions on access. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Little Pond is 1.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Muddy Pond.