Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Island Pond is a lake or reservoir in Maine, listed as Catch and release by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW).
1 guide nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is The Forks & the upper Kennebec.
Island Pond is a lake or reservoir in Maine. Our destination hub The Forks & the upper Kennebec is 9 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters. Maine has 6 waters named Island Pond in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the lake whose point is in Somerset County, the one the agency list names.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Island Pond or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Island Pond
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Island Pond in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseWyman Lake on the Kennebec River near Moscow, Maine (the impoundment above the Solon tailwater). Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Little Wilson Hill PondRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Wilson Hill Pond.
Maine · about 4 mi
Heritage Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Trout PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Pond.
Heritage Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Big Notch PondLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Notch Pond.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Mirror PondSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mirror Pond.
Maine · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Mountain View PondSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mountain View Pond.
Maine · about 12 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.
On the Special Fishing Laws — all trout, salmon and togue released (S-7) waters list (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the Special Fishing Laws — fly fishing only (FFO) waters list (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Caratunk, ME · 17 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Kennebec & West Branch Penobscot
Nearby
No shop nearby yet.
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
The Forks is the settlement in western Maine where the Dead River joins the Kennebec, downstream of Harris Station dam on Indian Pond; upstream, the Kennebec leaves Moosehead Lake at the East Outlet, and the Moose River runs into Moosehead from Jackman to the north-west.
Destination hub · 9 mi away in a straight line
A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes
Open the checklistChironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Island Pond.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Island Pond” (lake) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Catch and releaseWyman Lake on the Kennebec River near Moscow, Maine (the impoundment above the Solon tailwater). Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Little Wilson Hill PondRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Wilson Hill Pond.
Maine · about 4 mi
Heritage Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Trout PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Trout Pond.
Heritage Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Big Notch PondLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Notch Pond.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Mirror PondSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mirror Pond.
Maine · about 11 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Mountain View PondSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mountain View Pond.
Maine · about 12 mi
Parlin Pond, Maine
Fishing lodge · 8.5 mi
West Forks, Maine
Fishing lodge · 9.0 mi
Somerset County, Maine
Fish camp · 13 mi
