Twitchell Pond in Oxford County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Twitchell Pond is set in Oxford County, Maine. Height above sea level is 761 feet. Surface area is around 170 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 2.8 miles in total. Woodstock is the closest place, 3.8 miles off. For a city, Sherbrooke is 93 miles off. Within easy reach: Indian Pond within 1.6 miles, Bryant Pond 1.9 miles away, South Pond within 2.2 miles, Oversett Pond 2.2 miles away and North Pond within 3.2 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Twitchell Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish documented in Oxford County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Twitchell Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 67°F and January reads 16°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Twitchell Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Twitchell Pond Public Boat Access provides a boat ramp about half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Indian Pond, 1.6 miles out. Check the position on Twitchell Pond before loading the car.