Twentyeight Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Twentyeight Pond sits within Washington County in Maine. The coast is 26 miles away. Surface area is around 25 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Cherryfield lies 22 miles from the water. It is 188 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Twentyeight Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Washington County, recorded fish include alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Take Twentyeight Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 16°F in January and 67°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. 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. At Twentyeight Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Unknown Pond at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Twentyeight Pond should be assumed from this page alone.