Little Spencer Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Spencer Pond belongs to Piscataquis County, Maine. It sits in lake country bush. At about 59 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.6 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from Greenville, 22 miles down the road. Further out sit Brownville (41 miles) and Millinocket (42 miles). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Spencer Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, brown trout and Arctic charr. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Little Spencer Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 9°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Little Spencer Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Tom Young Pond is 1.2 miles off. The position on Little Spencer Pond is worth confirming on the day.