October 11, 2025
Location and Public Access to Round Pond
Where is Round Pond Located?
This pond is a 161-acre body of water found in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 11 A5). My goal this morning is fishing for trout on Round Pond in my waders along the shoreline.
Public Access to Round Pond
The public access point is by the hard boat launch. It is clearly indicated by a blue sign on Route 4. The launch is spacious and also provides ample parking. Fortunately, it is far enough from nearby busy Route 4 that the traffic noise does not intrude on the quiet surroundings.
The brookies in Round Pond are at their post this morning!
Round Pond Habitat Considerations, Trout Stocking, and Fishing Rules
Surrounding habitat
Round Pond is moderately developed, with most of the houses and camps clustered around its southern shoreline. In addition, the western shoreline is framed by low, forested hills that are blazing in beautiful fall colors. Wow, what a treat!
Round Pond Annual Stocking
The State stocks this pond each spring and fall with brook trout and brown trout to maintain a popular year-round fishery.
Round Pond Fishing Rules
The pond is open to angling year round under the general fishing laws applicable to the South Zone, and without specific fall angling restrictions. Click here for the full regulations.
Fall foliage and brookie spawning colors go so well together.
Fishing for Trout on Round Pond
I already fished Round Pond twice in the past (click here and here) and did not do so well either time. That sorry picture needs to change this morning…
Technique for Fishing for Trout on Round Pond in the Fall
I arrive at the boat launch at 8:30 am and walk with my waders into the water soon after. I use an ultralight spinning rod, a small spinning reel spooled with 6 pound monofilament, and a #2 Mepps spinner. This combination allows me to cast the lure a country-mile away and also makes it feel like I am fighting a “big” fish even if it is only a 13 inch brookie. Note that I remove one hook from the treble and flatten the barb on one of the two remaining hooks to quickly release a fish without causing damage. The reason I like the Mepps spinner is its superb blade design: it lets me greatly slow down the retrieve so the lure can linger for longer in the strike zone.
I also let the spinner sink for several seconds after each cast (one thousand one, one thousand two,…) so that it stays closer to the bottom where the brookies are hiding.
Finally, during the retrieve I constantly twitch by rod tip to cause the blade to flutter randomly and the lure to move more erratically to entice a hit.
I return to shore after catching a fish to avoid spooking the remaining trout and to safely take pictures.
Results of Fishing for Trout on Round Pond in the Fall
The wading conditions are good to the right and left of the boat launch. The substrate is firm, mostly unobstructed by boulders or aquatic vegetation, and slowly gains depth. Because of these favorable conditions, I can move far into the water away from the shoreline and its overhanging trees and branches.
I soon catch my first brookie in full spawning colors. I always wade back towards shore after hooking a fish. The reason is that the struggling fish and the netting commotion may spook nearby trout. Also, I want to avoid dropping my phone in the water while trying to take pictures of a wriggly trout!
This whole approach is working out well for me this morning because I catch and release another seven brook trout over the next hour and a half. It is clear that the fish are actively chasing bait down below and also occasionally rising to the surface.
This is wader fishing at its best because of the great substrate, actively biting fish, fall colors, nice weather, and having the place all to myself. I leave a happy angler with my batteries fully recharged!
Nice weather, beautiful fall colors, great wading conditions, and feeding brookies. What is there not to like this morning?
The results: I caught eight brook trout (largest = 15 inches) in 1.5 hour of fast and fun fishing.
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Tight Lines, y’all.
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