Fishing Little Pond in Cumberland County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Cumberland County, Little Pond is a Maine water. Salt water lies 34 miles off. This is a pocket water of some 21 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Norway lies 4.7 miles from the water. Oxford lies 4.9 miles off, Harrison another 5.5 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Cumberland County: brown trout, Atlantic salmon, blueback herring and rainbow trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Little Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 68°F in July and bottoms out near 17°F in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Little Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. The water borders Twin Bridges Preserve, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Moose Pond sits 2.1 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Little Pond in what we hold.