biscay pond

[EricM]

going to Maine in September and have leased a place for the family and I on Biscay pond....anybody know anything about this one?  fishing good?  boating???  any info would be appreciated...

[Renegade]

Never heard of Biscay Pond until I just looked it up. It's about 1 1/2 hours north of me along the coast.

From the "Delorme Fishing Maps, Lakes and Ponds" book.

"Biscay Pond Damariscotta, Me.

Area: 253 acres, max. depth 61'
Fish: Brown Trout, Smallmouth bass, White perch, Yellow perch, Pickerel, Hornpout, Smelt, Alwife, Eel, White sucker, Pumpkinseed sunfish.

Best known for its brown trout, Biscay also offers good fishing for smallmouth bass. It has the best quality water in the Pemaquid River chain. A good population of smelt and alwives keeps the brown trout colorful and fat. The lake is heavily fished in April and May. After the opening rush, browns can still be caught in the deep brown water down in the middle of the pond. The fishing is fair for moderate sized bass. The shoreline is about 60% developed, fairly flat with woods and some fields on the southeast shore."

Looks like it's about 3+ miles long and 1/2 mile at the widest point. A very long narrow pond.
According to the Maine DIFW Bass Waters book there's also largemouth.
The launch is at the northern end.

Do a search on "Biscay Pond Maine Fishing" on Yahoo or Google alot of info.

Hope this helps!

[bucketmouth4]

hey darkhorse, my uncle has a cottage on biscay, I went up every summer as a kid.  I haven't been there in 10 years or so but there is pretty good fishing there and it's a great area of Maine for a vacation.  The northern end of the lake near the launch has several islands and sumberged rocks so be careful when navigating your boat.  It is extremely deep in the middle section of the lake where the majority of the trout are located, especially in the summer.  At the very end of the lake on the south side right near where a sea plane is docked there is a large section of lilly pads and hydrilla which is excellent for largemouth. There is also a nice drop off about thirty yards out from the lilly pads from what i remember and you can definitely cash in on some nice smallies there.  Also if you're looking for a good canoe trip for your family there is a small river (great for canoes and kayaks) that feeds into the lake closer to the southern end of the lake. If you follow the right side of the shoreline coming from the north section of the lake going south you can't miss it. You can follow it for miles and see moose, deer, snapping and painted turtles, and there's also some great pickerel fishing. Hope this helps....