Fishing Peabody Pond in Cumberland County, Maine

• Overview

  The Cumberland County end of Maine holds Peabody Pond. The coast is 28 miles away. At some 740 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Some 5.5 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cumberland County. Denmark is the closest place, 6 miles off. Manchester is the closest city, 76 miles away. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Peabody Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Cumberland County records list brown trout, Atlantic salmon, blueback herring and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Peabody Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 17°F and July at about 68°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Peabody Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Foster Pond is 1.6 miles off. Nothing on Peabody Pond should be assumed from this page alone.