Ferguson Pond in Aroostook County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Aroostook County, Maine. The water sits 860 feet up. With some 57 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.3 miles on foot. For a base, Haut-Madawaska sits 28 miles out. For a city, Lévis is 117 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Ferguson Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Aroostook County names Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Ferguson Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 64°F, the coldest about 7°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Ferguson Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Moccasin Pond, 0.9 miles away. What applies at Ferguson Pond may have changed since it was mapped.