Pughole Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Pughole Pond in the Washington County part of Maine. The ground round it is mixed forest. Around 62 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The closest town, Enfield, is 28 miles away. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 188 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pughole Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Washington County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Pughole Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 15°F in January up to 67°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Pughole Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Upper Sabao Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Pughole Pond for certain.