Little Fish Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Little Fish Pond sits within Somerset County in Maine. Everything around it is lake country bush. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Somerset County are larger. For supplies, Lac-Mégantic is 20 miles out. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 70 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Little Fish Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Somerset County cover Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Little Fish Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 64°F, with January the cold end at about 10°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Little Fish Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Grassy Pond is 0.4 miles off. Confirm before you fish Little Fish Pond.