Little Grass Pond Fishing near Kingfield, Maine

• Overview

  Little Grass Pond is a Somerset County water, Maine side. The setting is mixed forest on every side. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Somerset County list. Kingfield lies 20 miles from the water. The big place round here is Sherbrooke, 91 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Grass Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Somerset County list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Little Grass Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 11°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between late April and early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Little Grass Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Otter Pond, 2.1 miles out. Ask locally about Little Grass Pond if anything is unclear.