Turner Pond Fishing in Lincoln County, Maine

• Overview

  The Lincoln County end of Maine holds Turner Pond. It sits in lake country bush country. At about 128 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. At about 4.7 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Palermo lies 4.7 miles from the water. Windsor follows at 5.5 miles, then Washington at 7.1 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Turner Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public occurrence data for Lincoln County names brown trout, alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Turner Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 19°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Turner Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try James Pond, 1.1 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Turner Pond.