Little Duck Pond in Somerset County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Duck Pond lies in Somerset County, Maine. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Somerset County are larger. Greenville lies 21 miles from the water. After that come Linière at 42 miles and Brownville at 42 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Duck Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Somerset County cover Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Little Duck Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 10°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Little Duck Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Big Duck Pond, 0.7 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Little Duck Pond.