Little Lane Pond Fishing near Linière, Maine

• Overview

  Maine holds Little Lane Pond, in Somerset County. The setting is pine and birch. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Somerset County list. The town to know is Linière, 21 miles out. It is 80 miles to Lévis, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Lane Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Little Lane Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 8°F in January up to 63°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Little Lane Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Second Saint John Pond is 1 mile off. Rules at Little Lane Pond are worth checking on the day.