Fishing at Sixth Pelletier Brook Lake, Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Sixth Pelletier Brook Lake belongs to Aroostook County. It lies 1,263 feet above sea level. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Roughly 1.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. For a base, Haut-Madawaska sits 24 miles out. Fort Kent is 25 miles and Riviere-Bleue 32 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Sixth Pelletier Brook Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Aroostook County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, lake whitefish and Arctic charr. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Sixth Pelletier Brook Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 6°F and July at about 63°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Sixth Pelletier Brook Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Fifth Pelletier Brook Lake is 1.9 miles distant. Treat Sixth Pelletier Brook Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.