Papoose Pond Fishing near Greenville, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Piscataquis County, Maine, sits Papoose Pond. The surface lies 1,634 feet up. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Piscataquis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Greenville at 3.4 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Sangerville, 25 miles, and Dover-Foxcroft, 28 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Papoose Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Papoose Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 11°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Papoose Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Little Moose Pond is 0.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Papoose Pond in what we hold.