Little Clemons Pond Fishing in Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  Little Clemons Pond lies in Oxford County, in Maine. The bank gives way to rolling bush. It runs to roughly 30 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Supplies mean a trip to Hiram, 4.2 miles off. The big place round here is Manchester, 66 miles distant. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Little Clemons 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. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Oxford County cover brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. At Little Clemons Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 68°F for July and 17°F for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Little Clemons Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Clemons Pond, 0.7 miles out. The position on Little Clemons Pond is worth confirming on the day.