Local Waters
Great Pond (Belgrade DACF)
Belgrade, ME · about 64 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The named state lot on Great Pond, the Belgrade everyone means.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Southern Maine lakes are generally open year-round. Trout go deep in the heat. Official IFW / specials win. Official rule
- License
- Maine freshwater license
- Park
- DACF state hard ramp, Belgrade. Fully accessible. Toilets. Trailer parking.
- Walk in
- Short from the state lot.
- Wading
- Shore at the launch. A boat helps on this lake.
- Usual window
- Spring and fall; dawn for bass in summer.
- Friday conditions
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Weather is not in yet.
- Sky
- ☀️ fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 5:48 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:37
- Next dawn (Saturday)
- N 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · N 2 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 6-wt, streamers and poppers.
- Notes
- Named DACF launch. South Zone. Confirm IFW.
Overnight plan: Friday evening and Saturday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
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Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
L.L. Bean — lessons and trips
Freeport, ME · lesson / shore · Walk-on classes and booked trips — ask the fishing desk
Good for: A first lesson, Portland-area day
Tourist flagship, but the fishing desk is real. Better for a lesson than a secret river.