Upper Wilson Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Upper Wilson Pond sits in Piscataquis County, out in Maine. Height above sea level is 1,112 feet. At 998 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. The edge covers about 7.7 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. Few waters listed in Piscataquis County are bigger. Start from Greenville, 6 miles down the road. Then Sangerville, 24 miles, and Dover-Foxcroft, 25 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Upper Wilson Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Piscataquis County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Upper Wilson Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 10°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Upper Wilson Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Little Mud Pond is 1.6 miles distant. For Upper Wilson Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.