Little Sawtelle Pond Fishing Guide, Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Little Sawtelle Pond lies within the bounds of Penobscot County, Maine. It sits at 791 feet above sea level. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Penobscot County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Patten, 24 miles away. Presque Isle follows at 43 miles, then Houlton at 43 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Sawtelle Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Penobscot County names Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Little Sawtelle Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 9°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Little Sawtelle Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Jones Pond, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Little Sawtelle Pond.