Fishing at Turner Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Turner Pond falls in Piscataquis County, part of Maine. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. With some 116 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.8 miles in total. It is high ground by Maine standards. The nearest town is Linière, 35 miles away. For a city, Lévis is 75 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Turner Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Turner Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 8°F to 63°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Turner Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Saint Francis Lake at 3.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Turner Pond before loading the car.