Pleasant Lake Fishing in Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Pleasant Lake in Aroostook County, Maine. This is mixed forest ground. The water covers around 2.8 sq miles, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. You are looking at roughly 10 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Aroostook County are bigger. Some 14 miles away sits Patten, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Lévis, 153 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pleasant Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Aroostook County names 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. At Pleasant Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 11°F in January and 65°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Pleasant Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Upper Mattawamkeag Lake at 2.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Pleasant Lake.