Fishing at Pym Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Pym Pond lies in Piscataquis County, in Maine. The surroundings are lake country bush. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Piscataquis County list. Millinocket is the closest town at 24 miles. The big place round here is Lévis, 118 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Pym Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Pym Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Pym Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Holbrook Pond, 0.8 miles away. What applies at Pym Pond may have changed since it was mapped.