Palmer Pond Fishing in Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Palmer Pond is a Somerset County water, Maine side. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Around 37 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 1.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Sangerville at 18 miles is the nearest place to stop. Greenville lies 21 miles off, Cornville another 23 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Palmer Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Somerset County cover Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Palmer Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 11°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Palmer Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Little Palmer Pond at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Palmer Pond.