Fishing Little Indian Pond in Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  Little Indian Pond is one of the Piscataquis County listings for Maine. Around the bank it is lake country bush. The water covers some 120 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 2.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Patten at 42 miles is the nearest place to stop. After that come Millinocket at 49 miles and East Millinocket at 54 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Indian Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Little Indian Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 8°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Indian Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Kyle Pond, 1 mile away. Signs at Little Indian Pond carry more weight than any list.