Fishing Upper Deadwater Pond in Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  Upper Deadwater Pond lies in Aroostook County, Maine. The water sits 1,148 feet up. The water covers some 34 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Presque Isle at 46 miles is the nearest place to stop. Lévis sits 106 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Upper Deadwater Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Aroostook County names 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. Treat Upper Deadwater Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 7°F in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Upper Deadwater Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Spring Brook Pond, 1 mile away. Confirm before you fish Upper Deadwater Pond.