Fishing at Bonney Brook Lake, Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Bonney Brook Lake is set in Washington County, Maine. The sea is 27 miles distant. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Washington County. You are 23 miles from St. Stephen. For a city, Lévis is 198 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bonney Brook Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Washington County include alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brown trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Bonney Brook Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 67°F, while January sits near 15°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Bonney Brook Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Kitchen Cove, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Bonney Brook Lake in what we hold.