Fishing Parker Pond in Franklin County, Maine

• Overview

  Parker Pond is one of the Franklin County listings for Maine. It sits at 358 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 100 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.7 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. For a base, Livermore Falls sits 3.2 miles out. After that come Chisholm at 3.4 miles and Jay at 3.7 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Parker Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Franklin County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Parker Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 16°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Parker Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, North Pond is 2.4 miles distant. Check the position on Parker Pond before loading the car.