Pickerel Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Pickerel Pond in Kennebec County, Maine. The surface lies 279 feet up. The water covers some 93 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. You are 1.6 miles from Wayne. After that come Fayette at 2.9 miles and Readfield at 4.2 miles. Nearby, in order: Pocasset Lake 0.8 miles off, Lovejoy Pond 2.1 miles away, Hales Pond 2.6 miles off, Berry Pond 2.6 miles away and Echo Lake 3.2 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Pickerel Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Pickerel Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 68°F and January near 17°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Pickerel Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. The water borders Pickerel Pond Conservation Area, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Pocasset Lake, 0.8 miles out. Confirm before you fish Pickerel Pond.