Great Pond in Great Pond, Maine

[Swede]

Brought the family to a small military rec area located on Great Pond which is located about 40 minute drive NNE of Bangor (see link below).  Bought a one day license after making a stop at Wal-Mart enroute here for a couple of baits which I thought had potential for smallmouth.  Caught a couple pickeral and a gold shiner yesterday, but not much else being I had my wife and daughter in the canoe with me and not much time for fishing.  Used a Gitzit Tube/jighead.  Went back out this morning - winds were calm - beautiful time to be out on the water.  Tied on a black/gold Rapala Original Minnow (floater).  In two hours out by myself - caught 6 smallmouth up to 2.5 pounds, 6 Pickeral, 1 sunfish, and 2 perch.  There are Largemouth and Chubs here too - they were the only species in the lake I did not catch.  All fish caught were immediately released.  Fished the Rapala with short aggressive jerks with short pauses in between.  Fun day of fishing - have not caught a smallmouth in a couple years. 

Link below to the lake.  Most of the open fields in the area viewed via satellite are Wild Blueberry fields.  Prediction is third week of July - berries will be ripe for picking.  Picked a good many wild strawberries along the roads in the area.  They were very sweet.  Blackberries should ripen around same time as blueberries.