Pocomoonshine Lake near St. Stephen: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Washington County entry here is Pocomoonshine Lake, in Maine. This is lake country bush ground. At roughly 4.0 sq miles it ranks among the larger waters in the region. Few waters listed in Washington County are bigger. The nearest town is St. Stephen, 13 miles away. For a city, Dartmouth is 196 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Pocomoonshine Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Washington County include alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Pocomoonshine Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Pocomoonshine Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Pug Lake, 1.1 miles out. Check the position on Pocomoonshine Lake before loading the car.