Pickerel Pond Fishing Guide, Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Pickerel Pond is a Penobscot County water, Maine side. The sea is 38 miles distant. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Penobscot County standards. Nearest town is Lincoln, 27 miles off. Enfield lies 31 miles off, Medway another 33 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Pickerel Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Penobscot County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Pickerel Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 14°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Pickerel Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Shaw Lake is 0.6 miles off. Treat Pickerel Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.