Round Pond in Piscataquis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Piscataquis County, Maine, sits Round Pond. The bank is 1,152 feet above sea level. It measures about 87 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.6 miles in total. Head to Greenville, 31 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Lévis, 103 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Round Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 65°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Round Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Shack Pond sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Round Pond carry more weight than any list.