Salmon Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Piscataquis County, Salmon Pond is a Maine water. The country here is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Piscataquis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Greenville sits 4.2 miles from the bank. After that come Sangerville at 21 miles and Dover-Foxcroft at 22 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Salmon Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Piscataquis County records list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Salmon Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 11°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Salmon Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Secret Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Salmon Pond if anything is unclear.