Fishing Pleasant Pond in Androscoggin County, Maine

• Overview

  Pleasant Pond sits in Androscoggin County, out in Maine. The land about it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 172 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.9 miles, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Turner, 4.5 miles away. The nearest city of size is Manchester, 110 miles away. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Pleasant Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Species logged across Androscoggin County include brown trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Pleasant Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 17°F and July at about 68°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Pleasant Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Pleasant Pond Conservation Area covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Bear Pond at 3 miles is the nearest alternative. Signs at Pleasant Pond carry more weight than any list.