Stony Brook near Mount Vernon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Kennebec County, Maine, sits Stony Brook. The coast is 32 miles away. You are 2.9 miles from Mount Vernon. Further out sit Rome (6.1 miles) and Belgrade (6.3 miles). If this one is busy: Doloff Pond at 1.4 miles, Moose Pond 3 miles off, Minnehonk Lake at 3.1 miles, Flying Pond 3.3 miles off and Hopkins Pond at 3.3 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Stony Brook

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Where two currents meet, work the crease between them. Across Kennebec County, recorded fish include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Stony Brook the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 67°F and January reads 16°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by mid April the whole run is open again. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Stony Brook runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is a slipway at Long Pond Boat Ramp, roughly 0.9 miles off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Doloff Pond, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Stony Brook in particular, ask before you travel.