Little Shallow Lake, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Shallow Lake sits within Piscataquis County in Maine. The surface lies 1,099 feet up. Roughly 265 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. With about 2.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Piscataquis County listings. Linière lies 48 miles from the water. Then Saint-Pamphile, 51 miles, and Saint-Côme--Linière, 51 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Shallow Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Little Shallow Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 9°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Little Shallow Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lower Ellis Pond, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Little Shallow Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.