Spaulding Pond Fishing near Lincoln, Maine

• Overview

  Spaulding Pond is one of the Penobscot County listings for Maine. What surrounds it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Penobscot County. The closest town, Lincoln, is 19 miles distant. The big place round here is Lévis, 178 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Spaulding Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Penobscot County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Spaulding Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Spaulding Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lombard Lake, 1.2 miles out. Confirm before you fish Spaulding Pond.