Little Female Pond Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Piscataquis County, Maine, this is Little Female Pond. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Greenville, 26 miles away. Millinocket is 27 miles and Brownville 32 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Female 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. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Piscataquis County: Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Little Female Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 11°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Little Female Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This sits inside Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land, so read the reserve notices first. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Female Pond at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Little Female Pond before loading the car.