Spring Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Penobscot County, Maine. The water sits 755 feet up. At roughly 17 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Penobscot County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Patten, 14 miles away. Hodgdon lies 35 miles off, Houlton another 36 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Spring Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Penobscot County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Spring Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 9°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Spring Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. 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. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Hot Pond is 1.4 miles distant. Treat access at Spring Pond as something to verify.