Harvey Pond Fishing in Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  Harvey Pond is set in Aroostook County, Maine. The water sits 814 feet up. The water covers some 171 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Nearest town is Saint-Pamphile, 26 miles off. The nearest city of size is Lévis, 85 miles away. Close neighbours run: Grey Pond within 2.5 miles, Threemile Pond a shade over 2.6 miles, Long Lake within 2.9 miles, Sweeney Pond a shade over 3 miles and Cunliffe Lake within 3.5 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Harvey Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Aroostook County list 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. The shape of Harvey Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 64°F and January about 8°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Harvey Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Grey Pond is 2.5 miles off. Treat Harvey Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.