Grass Pond Fishing Guide, Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Aroostook County, Maine, this is Grass Pond. The water sits 945 feet up. It measures about 49 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 1.4 miles keeps the choices simple. Saint-Pamphile lies 44 miles from the water. It is 95 miles to Lévis, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Grass Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Aroostook County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Grass Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 8°F to 64°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Grass Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Spider Lake, 2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Grass Pond.