Little Austin Pond near Greenville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Little Austin Pond lies in Somerset County, Maine. The surface lies 1,207 feet up. It runs to roughly 128 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Greenville is the closest place, 18 miles off. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 104 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Austin Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Somerset County names Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Little Austin Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 64°F and January near 11°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late April to early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Little Austin Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Austin Pond at 1.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Little Austin Pond before loading the car.