Little Beaver Pond Fishing near Millinocket, Maine

• Overview

  Little Beaver Pond falls in Piscataquis County, part of Maine. Around the bank it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Piscataquis County are larger. 21 miles away sits Millinocket, the nearest town. East Millinocket follows at 27 miles, then Medway at 30 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Beaver Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Piscataquis County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Little Beaver Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 11°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Little Beaver Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Big Beaver Pond, 0.6 miles away. For Little Beaver Pond in particular, ask before you travel.