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| Long Pond, located in the western
sector of Mount Desert Island, is sometimes
referred to as “Great” Long Pond. This helps distinguish
it from the much smaller Long Pond located
in Seal Harbor. Much of Great Long Pond's
shores are on Acadia National Park land.
It has a maximum water depth of 113 feet. Boats and fishing are allowed
although, a fishing license is required for Maine residents 16 years
or older and for nonresidents 12 years or older. If we viewed Mount Desert Island from the air (a look at the map will do), we would notice north and south aligned gouges scooped out of the land as if by a very large hand. Indeed, in this case, the hand was that of a huge, slow moving continental glacier over a mile high,... 2 miles thick in some places. When this giant glacier finally retreated and melted, it left rounded mountain tops, many boulders, and long lakes such as the nearly 4 mile long “Great” Long Pond. Most of the pond is located in the township of Mount Desert. The lower southern portion is part of Southwest Harbor. Easy access is gained at the northern end off Route 102, southwest of Somesville, Maine. “Great” Long Pond": Cold Water Fishing: Landlocked salmon Warm Water Fishing: Smallmouth bass, chain pickerel Maine Department of Inland Fisheries: (207) 434-5925 Wildlife Division: (207) 434-5927 |