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Principal fisheries: Brook trout, smallmouth bass,
chain pickerel
Pleasant Pond, which drains into Martin Stream via
Lively Brook, is one of the most popular fishing spots
in the Turner area. Anglers can access Pleasant Pond
via a boat launch located near the outlet.
Superior water quality makes this pond well suited
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salmon stocking program was conducted from 1970 to 1978.
Poor growth and poor r~turns to anglers resulted in the
termination of the salmon program in 1979. Since 1981,
Pleasant Pond has been managed for brook trout. The
trout program has provided a more attractive fishery than
that realized from the salmon stockings. Since the pond
lacks sufficient spawning and nursery habitat for wild
production of trout, and because fishing pressure is
heavy, trout are stocked annually to maintain the
fishery.
Pleasant Pond offers ample opportunities for the
warmwater fisherman. Smallmouth bass, pickerel, and
yellow perch are the most prevalent species and provide
good action for both ice and open water anglers.
Anglers can assist the Department in monitoring
Pleasant Pond's sport fisheries by recording the results
of their fishing trips. Booklets sui table for
-maintaining a fishing diary can be obtained free of
charge from the Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife, Fisheries Division, 284 State St. Sta. #41,
Augusta, Maine 04333.