Murphy Ponds in Piscataquis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Piscataquis County entry here is Murphy Ponds, in Maine. This is pine and birch country. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Piscataquis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Millinocket sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 119 miles to Lévis, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Murphy Ponds

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names 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. Murphy Ponds gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 11°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Murphy Ponds rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Bear Pond is 0.8 miles distant. For Murphy Ponds, the notice at the access point is the final word.