Round Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Round Pond is set in Androscoggin County, Maine. The country here is lake country bush. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Androscoggin County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Livermore Falls, 4.2 miles away. It is 109 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Androscoggin County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Round Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 68°F and January near 17°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Round Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Rack Pond, 0.2 miles out. Signs at Round Pond carry more weight than any list.