Upper Deadwater Pond Fishing Guide, Aroostook County, Maine

• Overview

  Maine holds Upper Deadwater Pond, in Aroostook County. The bank is 1,063 feet above sea level. The water covers some 30 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Start from Saint-Pamphile, 44 miles down the road. Patten follows at 47 miles, then Sainte-Perpétue at 55 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Upper Deadwater Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Aroostook County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout and lake whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Upper Deadwater Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 64°F, the coldest about 8°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Upper Deadwater Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lower Deadwater Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Upper Deadwater Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.