Washburn Pond Fishing near Woodstock, Maine

• Overview

  This water sits in Oxford County, Maine. The surface lies 909 feet up. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Oxford County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Woodstock, 5.3 miles away. It is 96 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Washburn Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Oxford County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Washburn Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 15°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Washburn Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Recorded parking is 0.9 miles off, far enough to travel light. Little Concord Pond State Park covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Shagg Pond at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Washburn Pond are worth checking on the day.