Little Pond in Cumberland County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Pond falls in Cumberland County, part of Maine. The shore lies 0.2 miles out. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cumberland County list. You are 3.9 miles from Scarborough. South Portland is 5.5 miles away, with South Portland Gardens at 6.3 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Little Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Little Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 68°F and January near 23°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly late December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Little Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Great Pond at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Little Pond locally before you travel.