Thanksgiving Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  This water sits in Piscataquis County, Maine. It sits at 1,594 feet above sea level. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Maine listings. Sangerville at 15 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 110 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Thanksgiving Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Thanksgiving Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 11°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Thanksgiving Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Spectacle Pond at 1.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Thanksgiving Pond.