Fishing at Little Caribou Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  This water sits in Piscataquis County, Maine. Elevation runs to 764 feet. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Piscataquis County are larger. The nearest town is Patten, 32 miles away. The big place round here is Lévis, 111 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Caribou Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Piscataquis County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Little Caribou Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 9°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Little Caribou Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Elsie Pond is 0.6 miles distant. Check the position at Little Caribou Pond before loading the car.