Fishing at Upper Range Pond, Cumberland County, Maine

• Overview

  Upper Range Pond is a Cumberland County water, Maine side. It stands 308 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 357 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Poland is the closest place, 3.9 miles off. Then New Gloucester, 6.5 miles, and Minot, 6.8 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Upper Range Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Cumberland County records list brown trout, Atlantic salmon, blueback herring, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Upper Range Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 18°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Upper Range Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Launching is at Upper Range Pond Boat Ramp, about 0.9 miles away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Estes Bog, 1.1 miles away. Ask locally about Upper Range Pond if anything is unclear.