About the Lake

Area: 2,225 acres

Maximum depth: 20 feet

Principal fisheries: Smallmouth bass, white perch, chain pickerel, and largemouth bass

 

North Pond, located in Somerset and Kennebec Counties, is second in the Belgarde chain of lakes and is a headwater pond in the Belgrade Lakes system. The town of Smithfield is situated on the east shore with the towns of Mercer and Rome on the west shore. Primary access to North Pond is via a state-owned boat launch on Bog Stream. The "Narrows" is a shallow channel connecting Little Pond to North Pond.

 

North Pond provides excellent habitat for warm water game fishes. Good fisheries for both largemouth and smallmouth bass are present in this shallow, weedy pond. Chain pickerel and white perch are abundant and offer good action for winter and summer anglers. Northern pike, which were illegally introduced to the Belgrade lakes several years ago, are now present in North Pond. How the presence of this large, voracious predator will affect existing sport fishes is uncertain at this time.