Fishing Pickerel Pond in Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Look for Pickerel Pond in Washington County, Maine. Salt water lies 32 miles off. At about 30 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. McAdam lies 24 miles from the water. St. Stephen is 30 miles away, with Calais at 31 miles. Also on the doorstep: Little Tomah Lake out at 1.7 miles, Farrow Lake near enough 2.9 miles, Little Pickerel Pond out at 3.5 miles, Baskahegan Lake near enough 4.3 miles and East Musquash Lake out at 4.4 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pickerel Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Pickerel Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. 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

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Little Tomah Lake sits 1.7 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Pickerel Pond in what we hold.