Parlin Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Parlin Pond in the Somerset County part of Maine. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. At some 586 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The shoreline runs about 6.2 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It ranks high for size among our Somerset County listings. Greenville sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 88 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Parlin Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Somerset County: 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. Read Parlin Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 9°F to 63°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Parlin Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Snake Pond at 2 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Parlin Pond if anything is unclear.