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

• Overview

  Snake Pond sits in Piscataquis County, out in Maine. Height above sea level is 945 feet. It measures some 279 acres, and wind has room to build across it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Piscataquis County. Nearest town is Patten, 37 miles off. Millinocket lies 46 miles off, East Millinocket another 51 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Snake Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Snake Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 9°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Snake Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, East Branch Pond is 1.4 miles off. Nothing on Snake Pond should be assumed from this page alone.