Fishing Taylor Pond in Kennebec County, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Taylor Pond in Kennebec County, Maine. The surface lies 318 feet up. With some 57 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The town to know is Fayette, 3.2 miles out. Mount Vernon follows at 3.6 miles, then Readfield at 5.1 miles. Round about: Desert Pond at about 1.2 miles, Cranberry Pond 1.3 miles away, Basin Pond at about 1.9 miles, David Pond 2.2 miles away and Torsey Lake at about 2.5 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Taylor Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Kennebec County, recorded fish include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Taylor Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 68°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Taylor Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Taylor Pond Boat Ramp provides a boat ramp about 100 yards away. There is somewhere to leave the car, 70 yards off. Part of this sits inside or beside Taylor Pond Access, so read the notices. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Desert Pond at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Taylor Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.