Round Pond Fishing in Androscoggin County, Maine

• Overview

  Out in Androscoggin County, Maine, sits Round Pond. The sea is 14 miles distant. This is a pocket water of some 6 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Androscoggin County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 1 mile from Sabattus. Greene Village is 5.7 miles away, with Lisbon at 5.9 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Androscoggin County include brown trout, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Round Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 19°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Round Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Loon Pond, 2 miles away. For Round Pond in particular, ask before you travel.