Upper Lead Mountain Pond is a reservoir in Maine, near Hancock County.
Upper Lead Mountain Pond is a pond in Hancock County, Maine and covers about 977 acres, with a deepest recorded spot of 40 feet.
Upper Lead Mountain Pond has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Upper Lead Mountain Pond include landlocked Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed, white perch, and yellow perch.
For panfish in Upper Lead Mountain, use a worm or tiny jig near weeds and shade for pumpkinseed, and fish a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom for yellow perch.
For pike, pickerel or muskellunge in Upper Lead Mountain, throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads in Upper Lead Mountain, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For trout in Upper Lead Mountain, try a small spoon, inline spinner, streamer or worm near cool incoming water for brook trout, and use a small minnow plug, spoon or streamer in cool water for brown trout.
For deep-water fish in Upper Lead Mountain, troll a smelt-colored streamer, thin spoon or small minnow plug for landlocked salmon and use a small jig, minnow or worm when white perch gather over deep flats and drop-offs.
Spring on Upper Lead Mountain is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall on Upper Lead Mountain can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Upper Lead Mountain, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers most casting at Upper Lead Mountain, while a second rod with enough line and weight to reach deep water is useful for salmon.
On Upper Lead Mountain, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place on Upper Lead Mountain is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
Landlocked Atlantic salmon is on the fish list for Upper Lead Mountain, so start with a bait made for that fish instead of guessing at a species that may not be there.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.