Fishing Little Long Pond in Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Little Long Pond lies within the bounds of Washington County, Maine. Height above sea level is 240 feet. The water covers some 65 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.8 miles, and most of it is walkable. Some 7.8 miles away sits Cherryfield, the nearest settlement. Then Franklin, 8.4 miles, and Sullivan, 10 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Long Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Washington County include alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, 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 Long Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 18°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Little Long Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Tilden Pond at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Little Long Pond.