Royal River Reservoir, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Cumberland County end of Maine holds Royal River Reservoir. Salt water lies 2.7 miles off. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Cumberland County. Yarmouth is the closest place, 0.2 miles off. The nearest city of size is Manchester, 85 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Royal River Reservoir

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Records held for Cumberland County cover brown trout, Atlantic salmon and blueback herring. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Royal River Reservoir a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 21°F in January up to 69°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Royal River Reservoir more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Yarmouth Town Landing is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. Yarmouth Boat Yard sits half a mile off, with launching and moorings. A car park lies 140 yards away, so the walk in is short. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Forest Lake is 7.5 miles off.