Sunset Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Sunset Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine. The water sits 1,335 feet up. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Piscataquis County standards. 9.9 miles away sits Greenville, the nearest town. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 121 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Sunset Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Sunset Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 12°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Sunset Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Midday Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Treat Sunset Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.