Little Benson Pond Fishing in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Piscataquis County, Little Benson Pond is a Maine water. The ground round it is rolling bush. With some 149 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.5 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The closest town, Dover-Foxcroft, is 13 miles distant. Brownville is 14 miles away, with Sangerville at 14 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Benson Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Piscataquis County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Little Benson Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 12°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Little Benson Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Mud Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Little Benson Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.