Flood Lake Fishing Guide, Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Washington County, Flood Lake is a Maine water. Tidal water begins 32 miles from here. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Washington County standards. You are 29 miles from St. Stephen. For a city, Lévis is 189 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Flood Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Washington County include alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Flood Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Flood Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Upper Flood Lake, 0.6 miles away. Signs at Flood Lake carry more weight than any list.