Mcwain Pond Fishing Spot

• Mean Depth: 23'
• Max Depth: 42'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/11/09 07:02 PM
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McWain Pond, originally known as Long Pond, was renamed after Waterford’s first settler, David McWain, who came to the area in 1775. McWain Pond is principally managed for smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, and rainbow smelt. Yellow perch, golden shiners, and rainbow smelt all provide forage for the bass. Crayfish were introduced in 1959 by Inland Fish and Wildlife as an additional food source for the bass. Smelts are commercially taken from the pond by local bait dealers and recreational dipping is allowed in the pond and its tributaries. McWain also supports populations of fallfish, white sucker, hornpout, pumpkinseed sunfish and American eel. The shoreline is fringed with 75 seasonal and year-round residences. Two summer youth camps, Camp Waziyatah and Birch Rock Camp, annually attract 215 and 78 campers, respectively. McWain Pond drains to the Crooked River which flows to Sebago Lake. Sebago Lake is the public drinking water source for more than 190,000 people in southern Maine.