Fishing at Huntley Pond, Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Huntley Pond belongs to Aroostook County. It sits at 869 feet above sea level. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Aroostook County are larger. The nearest place of any size is Patten, 12 miles away. Hodgdon follows at 28 miles, then Houlton at 28 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Huntley Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Aroostook County names 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. Huntley Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 8°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Huntley Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Mud Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Huntley Pond if anything is unclear.