Hewes Brook Pond, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hewes Brook Pond is one of the Aroostook County waters in Maine. The surroundings are lake country bush. Surface area is around 25 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Fort Kent lies 26 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Lévis, 121 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hewes Brook Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Aroostook County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Hewes Brook Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 7°F to 64°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Hewes Brook Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Nadeau Pond, 3 miles out. Where Hewes Brook Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.