Fishing at Round Pond, Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  Round Pond is listed under Oxford County, Maine. Elevation runs to 778 feet. Surface area runs to about 14 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Oxford County list. Start from Bethel, 7.4 miles down the road. Woodstock is 12 miles away, with West Paris at 12 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Oxford County list brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Round Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 16°F to 67°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Round Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Crocker Pond at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at Round Pond carry more weight than any list.