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| Name: | Sabattus Pond | ||||
| County: | Androscoggin | ||||
| Acreage: | 1962 | ||||
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| Species: | Brown Bullhead Chain Pickerel Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass White Perch Yellow Perch Fallfish Golden Shiner American Eel Pumpkinseed White Sucker Northern Pike |
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| Mean Depth: | 14' | ||||
| Max Depth: | 19' | ||||
| Elevation: | 335' | ||||
| Location Details: | Sabattus is a small town of approximately 4,000 that has no red lights and just a few stop signs. It’s best described as a “bedroom community,” and is located in south central Maine near the towns of Lewiston and Lisbon. Sabattus Pond, which really looks more like a small lake, has over 1900 acres but only has an average depth of 14 meters. This makes it good for ice fishing, which is the main sport here, and in the wintertime, you can see virtual ice hut villages all over the lake. Sabattus also has snowshoeing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing at nearby Lost Valley Ski Resort. Summertime fishing is also excellent in Sabattus Pond because it’s not a heavily fished lake. Other outdoor sports include hiking, swimming, canoeing, water skiing and jet skiing. Sabattus Pond is also known for its’ family of loons, and its’ migratory waterfowl sightings. Folks here are friendly and you’ll find all the necessary amenities such as good restaurants, grocery stores, a local hardware store, post office, etc. For more shopping and fine dining, the town of Lewiston is a short drive away. Much of this pond's shoreline is developed with permanent and seasonal homes. Because of its proximity to two of Maine's most populous cities, Sabattus is heavily used for a variety of recreational activities. The town of Sabattus maintains a public boat launch near Martin's Point from which anglers can access the pond. Principal fisheries: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white perch, chain pickerel. Sabattus Pond has been plagued with poor water quality for many years. Excessive amounts of nutrients and sediments reaching the pond from agricultural and residential developments have significantly altered the pond's fisheries. For example, smallmouth bass were once abundant, but the proliferation of rooted aquatic plants and algae has reduced the amount and quality of habitat required by this species. Habitat conditions now are more favorable for largemouth bass. Recognizing this, Department biologists introduced largemouth bass to the pond in 1964. Presently, largemouths appear to be abundant and are providing a popular fishery, particularly during the summer months. Only a small fishery for smallmouths remains. The loss of a once~abundant smelt population can also be attributed to deteriorated water quality. In 1981, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with federal and local agencies, implemented a long-term water quality restoration project. Project objectives include annual, late-summer water level drawdowns, and controls on certain land-use activities in the watershed. Both are designed to gradually reduce the level of nutrients available for algal growth in the summer months. Improved water quality should benefit the pond's fisheries. Sabattus Pond supports good populations of white perch and chain pickerel. These species can provide fast action to both ice and open water anglers. The open water fishing season for warmwater species extends to the end of October. In recent years, the number of Northern Pike have increased greatly. The fishery has turned into pike territory. |
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| Website: | http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/lakesurvey_maps/androscoggin/sabattus_pond.pdf | ||||
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| Longitude/Latitude: | -70.09321725, 44.14782804 | ||||
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| Last Edited By: | shadesniper on 05/03/12 12:54 AM | ||||
| Originally Created By: | overstdr on 02/12/08 11:36 AM | ||||
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