Pond in the River Fishing near Milan, Maine

• Overview

  Pond in the River is one of the Oxford County listings for Maine. It sits at 1,394 feet above sea level. The water covers around 469 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The shoreline runs about 4.8 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. On our Oxford County list it sits near the top for size. Head to Milan, 18 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Sherbrooke is 65 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Pond in the River

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Oxford County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Pond in the River a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 64°F and January near 12°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Pond in the River runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is not close: 0.9 miles from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. The water borders Rapid River Lands, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. B Pond at 2 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Pond in the River if anything is unclear.