Prescott Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Prescott Pond belongs to Somerset County. Height above sea level is 935 feet. At 21 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Greenville, 16 miles away. Sangerville is 30 miles and Kingfield 31 miles. Also worth knowing: Fish Pond sits 1.4 miles out, Mud Pond within 1.5 miles, Baker Pond sits 1.7 miles out, Black Brook Pond within 2.1 miles and Knights Pond sits 3.2 miles out. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Prescott Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Prescott Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 11°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Prescott Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Fish Pond is 1.4 miles off. Signs at Prescott Pond carry more weight than any list.