Smith Pond Fishing in Somerset County, Maine

• Overview

  Smith Pond falls in Somerset County, part of Maine. The ground round it is pine and birch. About 17 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Maine listings. For supplies, Greenville is 22 miles out. For a city, Sherbrooke is 91 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Smith Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Somerset County list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Smith Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 63°F for July and 10°F for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Smith Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Little Lang Pond is 2.2 miles distant. Rules at Smith Pond are worth checking on the day.