Fishing at Lower Shaw Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Lower Shaw Pond in Somerset County, Maine. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It runs to roughly 62 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Start from Kingfield, 23 miles down the road. For a city, Sherbrooke is 80 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lower Shaw Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Somerset County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The near bank of Lower Shaw Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 11°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lower Shaw Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Shaw Pond is 0.7 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Lower Shaw Pond for certain.