Tag Archives: Norway

Fishing for brook trout and brown trout on Little Pennessewassee Pond in Norway, Oxford County, Maine (August 1, 2026)

Posted on by
Reply

 

A beautiful early morning on Little Pennesseewassee Pond.

 

Little Pennessewassee Pond (a.k.a. Hobbs Pond) is a 96-acre body of water located in Norway, Oxford County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 10 D5). To access this pond, drive west on Route 118 (Waterford Road) from Norway. This road eventually runs parallel to the entire southern shore of the pond. The public access point is by a picnic pergola, about halfway along that shore. Plenty of parking space is available. Note that only hand-carried craft can be put in the water because the pond lacks a trailerable launch. In addition, the shore by the access point has a 2-foot vertical drop and is located next to deep water. These conditions make it nearly impossible to safely enter into a canoe or kayak from this location. Instead, I carried my canoe to a shallow spot along the shoreline, passed the pergola and down a short, wooded trail.

 

Continue reading →

Fishing for rainbow trout on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway, Oxford County, Maine (July 15, 2025)

Posted on by
Reply

 

The boat launch is spacious, and plenty of parking is available nearby.

 

Pennesseewassee Lake covers 922 acres and is located in Norway, Oxford County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 11 D1). Access is through a high-quality public boat launch off Route 118. Coming in from Harrison, drive north on Route 117 all the way to the lake. Turn left at the stop sign on Route 118, go for 0.3 miles, and then turn right at the blue boat launch sign. The launch itself is spacious, and the nearby parking area can accommodate many vehicles.

Continue reading →

Fishing for rainbow trout on Pennesseewassee Lake, Norway, Oxford County, Maine (April 25, 2020)

Posted on by
Reply

View Map

 

The public boat launch has ample parking space

 

Pennesseewassee Lake (a.k.a. Norway Lake) is a 922-acre body of water located in Norway, Oxford County, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 11 D1). Public access is through a high-quality boat launch off Waterford Road. Coming in from Harrison, drive north on Route 117 all the way to the lake. Turn left at the stop sign on Waterford Road, go for 0.3 miles, and then turn right at the boat launch sign. An aggressive annual stocking program has turned this pretty lake into an easily-accessible regional rainbow trout fishery powerhouse, with secondary fishing for landlocked Atlantic salmon and brook trout. The lake is moderately developed and consists of a larger lower basin and a smaller upper basin, separated by several islands. During open-water fishing, most people tend to focus their efforts on the lower basin because of its closeness to the boat launch. One negative about this general area is that the constant traffic on Lake Road (i.e., Routes 117/118) is visible and audible from the water. Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. Maine’s general fishing laws for the South Zone apply during spring open-water fishing.

Continue reading →

Trout fishing on Little Penneseewassee Pond, Norway, Maine (January 20, 20123)

Posted on by
Reply

View Map

Little Penneseewassee Pond is a 96-acre body of water located alongside Route 118 in Norway, Maine (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 10 D5). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information.

 

My son Joel and I arrive at Little Penneseewassee Pond at 8:15 am. The fishing conditions are perfect this morning: the air temperature is 18°F but without an atom of wind, the rising sun is hidden behind the trees which cast deep shadows along the entire shoreline, the ice is a solid 12” with 4” of snow on top, and a low pressure is forecast to move through the region later on in the day.  Joel calls up a depth map of the pond on his cell phone; it shows a relatively narrow band of shallow water running along the Route 118 shoreline, wich is flanked by a very steep drop to a depth of 24 ft. The deepest spot of the lake is 29 ft.

Continue reading →