Fishing Ragged Pond in Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Ragged Pond belongs to Aroostook County. Height above sea level is 1,450 feet. This is a pocket water of some 11 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Aroostook County. Patten lies 43 miles from the water. Further out sit Saint-Pamphile (49 miles) and Presque Isle (51 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Ragged Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. 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. The shape of Ragged Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 64°F for July and 7°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Ragged Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Little Ragged Pond is 0.4 miles distant. Treat Ragged Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.