October 22, 2025
Location and Public Access to Songo Pond
Where is Songo Pond Located?
This pond is a 224-acre body of water found in Albany, Oxford County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 10 B3). My goal this morning is fishing for trout on Songo Pond in my waders.
Public Access and Boat Launch on Songo Pond
The unmarked public access point is found right next to Route 5/35 (Songo Pond Road). It is a couple of hundred feet north of house number 754.
The access consists of a rough, bouldery launch that can only accommodate hand-carried craft. It also has a small dirt parking area next to the road for a few vehicles.
The unmarked public access point to Songo Pond is found next to the road.
Songo Pond Habitat, Stocking, and Fishing Rules
Songo Pond is found a few miles south of Bethel and just to the east of the Maine portion of the White Mountain National Forest. The shoreline is moderately developed and the pond is surrounded by forested wooded hills draped in rapidly-fading fall colors.
Brook Trout and Salmon Stocking on Songo Pond
The State stocks this pond annually with landlocked salmon and brook trout to support a year-round salmonid fishery.
Fishing Rules for Songo Pond
The law states that this pond is open to fall fishing between October 1 and November 30 using artificial lures only. However, anglers must release all salmonids at once and alive. Also, it is open to ice fishing during winter. Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information.
No, I am not wading through freezing water to catch yellow perch!
Fishing for Trout on Songo Pond
I arrive at the Songo Pond public access point at 7 am. The weather this morning is perfectly miserable: air temps in the mid-40’s, a cold breeze, foggy, overcast, and rainy.
Technique for wader Fishing for Trout on Songo Pond
I layer up and don my waders. I also put on a waterproof rain jacket which keeps me completely dry, except for my exposed hands.
My weapon of choice when fall wader fishing is an ultra-light spinning rod with a small spinning reel spooled with 6-pound monofilament and a #2 Mepps spinner. I methodically cast out the spinner, let it sink for several seconds, and then slowly retrieve it, all the while twitching the rod tip to cause the spinner blade to flutter.
Results for wader Fishing for Trout on Songo Pond
I enter the water at the launch and start moving to the left. To my surprise, the very first cast yields a diminutive smallmouth bass…Interesting, but that’s not what I seek. The wading conditions are quite nice: the substrate is firm and largely unobstructed, consisting of gravel and cobbles. The bottom gradually slopes downward away from the shore. Fortunately, the submerged aquatic vegetation has also largely died out but it still fouls my lure multiple times.
I only net this one little beauty while fishing for trout on Songo Pond.
The rain is steady, and the trout are NOT biting… By now, I waded hundreds of feet to the left of the launch and no trout has bitten. I slowly fish my way back towards the launch and then move to the right of the put-in. All of that effort yields a dinky little yellow perch. So far, the results are underwhelming. My wet hands are also getting cold.
I push on and finally get a serious hookup. This fish is for real and is one of the sought-after brookies. Great! I net it, retreat back to shore to take a picture, and let it go. I recast in the same general area. That is always a good idea when targeting brook trout in the fall!
The fish gods reward me 5 minutes later with a second hit, and a hook up. Yes! This one is a male brookie in full spawning colors. I guide him towards the waiting net, but it unhooks during the struggle. Darn, I missed him! The rain is steady, and my hands are getting numb. Regardless, I make two dozen more casts in the hope of enticing another hit. Unfortunately, the trout are done and I need to move on. The conditions this morning were tough. I was glad to be out and about enjoying the great outdoors 🙂
The results: I caught one brook trout in 2 hour of slow, cold, and rainy fishing.
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Tight Lines, y’all.
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