Number 1 Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The York County entry here is Number 1 Pond, in Maine. The surroundings are lake country bush. The town to know is Sanford, 0.2 miles out. Beyond it, Springvale at 2 miles and South Sanford at 2.7 miles. Nearest other option: Stump Pond (1.4 miles), Old Fishing Pond at 2.1 miles, Curtis Pond (2.2 miles), Trout Pond at 2.4 miles and Little Long Pond (2.5 miles). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Number 1 Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Open biodiversity records for York County list brown trout, alewife, Atlantic salmon, blueback herring and American shad. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 21°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running early April to mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to this water around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows parking within 70 yards. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Stump Pond is 1.4 miles distant. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.