Fishing at Pickerel Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Pickerel Pond falls in Somerset County, part of Maine. The bank is 1,171 feet above sea level. Small at around 12 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Somerset County are larger. The nearest place of any size is Kingfield, 23 miles away. Beyond it, Greenville at 27 miles and Strong at 34 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Pickerel Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Pickerel Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in July and bottoms out near 11°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Pickerel Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Upper Pierce Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at Pickerel Pond carry more weight than any list.