Fishing Lost Pond in Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  Aroostook County in Maine is where Lost Pond sits. This is mixed forest ground. Roughly 59 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.4 miles on foot. It is high ground by Maine standards. Supplies mean a trip to Saint-Pamphile, 43 miles off. Further out sit Presque Isle (49 miles) and Haut-Madawaska (50 miles). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lost Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Aroostook County: Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and lake whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Lost Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 63°F in July and bottom out at 7°F in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lost Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Upper Hudson Pond, 1.7 miles out. Nothing on Lost Pond should be assumed from this page alone.