Fishing at Second Saint John Pond, Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Second Saint John Pond is a Somerset County water, Maine side. The bank is 1,791 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 112 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.9 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Maine listings. For a base, Linière sits 21 miles out. Lévis is the closest city, 80 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Second Saint John Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Somerset County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Second Saint John Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 63°F and January near 8°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Second Saint John Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. St. John Ponds Ecological Reserve covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Lower First Saint John Pond, 1 mile out. Check the position on Second Saint John Pond before loading the car.