Beaver Tail Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Beaver Tail Pond belongs to Aroostook County, Maine. Height above sea level is 1,001 feet. The water covers some 100 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Haut-Madawaska is the closest town at 29 miles. Lévis sits 106 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Tail Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Aroostook County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, lake whitefish and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to Beaver Tail Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 6°F to 63°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Beaver Tail Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Chase Ponds is 1.8 miles off. Confirm access to Beaver Tail Pond locally before you travel.