Lower First Saint John Pond Fishing Guide, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Lower First Saint John Pond falls in Somerset County, part of Maine. The bank is 1,821 feet above sea level. Around 26 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 0.9 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Compared with other Maine water on our list, it sits high. For a base, Linière sits 21 miles out. Saint-Côme--Linière lies 26 miles off, Saint-Georges another 33 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lower First Saint John Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Somerset County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Lower First Saint John Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 63°F and January near 8°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lower First Saint John Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Upper First Saint John Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lower First Saint John Pond.