Fishing at Round Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Within Somerset County, Maine, you have Round Pond. The surface lies 961 feet up. At about 36 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 0.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Greenville sits 12 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Sherbrooke is 104 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. 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

  Between January at about 10°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. From about late April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Round Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Moosehead Kennebec Headwaters Public Reserved Land runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Burnham Pond is 3.9 miles distant. Nothing on Round Pond should be assumed from this page alone.