Fishing at Trout Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Trout Pond sits within Piscataquis County in Maine. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For a base, Greenville sits 9.8 miles out. Brownville is 21 miles and Sangerville 22 miles. Near neighbours: Hedgehog Pond just 1.1 miles, 1.4 miles out stands Upper Deadwater, Brown Pond just 1.6 miles, 2.4 miles out stands Horseshoe Pond and Lloyd Pond just 2.6 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Trout Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Trout Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 11°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Trout Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Hedgehog Pond, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Trout Pond are worth checking on the day.