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Principal fisheries: Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass.
Worthley Pond was chemically reclaimed in
1969 to create a brook trout fishery, but success
was short lived. Several warmwater fish species
soon regained entry and quickly became numerous.
This excess competition for food and space resulted
in poor growth and survival of brook trout.
A suitable ,volume of cool, oxygenated water
was still available for salmonid management, so a
brown trout stocking program was initiated in the
spring of 1977. ,The following year adult smelt
were stocked by the Maine Department of Inland
Fisheries and Wildlife to provide some additional
forage. Later fish samplings indicated that the
smelt introduction was unsuccessful, and the brown
trout program was changed to larger fall yearling
fish. These larger brown trout are better able to
compete and survive predation, and are now providing a good fishery. Legal-size spring
yearling, and fall yearling brook trout are also
stocked to provide a popular short term fishery.
Brook trout and brown trout must be stocked
annually to maintain these fisheries, because this
pond lacks suitable spawning areas.
In 1990, eighteen adult largemouth bass were
introduced by the Maine Department of Inland
Fisheries and Wi~dlife to establish a population
that would, f?rage on the minnows and perch. The
introduction was successful, and a good bass
fishery has 'been established.
Most anglers access Worthley Pond via the
dirt access off Route 122, east of the outlet
culvert.