An even grey lid over the water, with almost no wind to speak of with pressure dropping. The fish at Upper Pond are likely to sit near margins first, middle later. A tough forecast; the evening offers the only real chance. Save the long walk for a better forecast. A raw day: short sessions and precise casts pay.
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Upper Pond is one of the Aroostook County listings for Maine. Height above sea level is 1,263 feet. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Aroostook County. Haut-Madawaska sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Fort Kent follows at 25 miles, then Frenchville at 32 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.
Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Aroostook County list Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brook trout, lake whitefish and Arctic charr. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Upper Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.
The year swings from about 6°F in January to roughly 63°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Upper Pond fishes to that pattern most years.
No access rule appears in what we hold. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Perch Pond, 0.5 miles away. Treat access at Upper Pond as something to verify.
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| 9.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10 | 11 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 7.9 |
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| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.72 | 29.71 | 29.68 | 29.66 | 29.63 | 29.61 | 29.6 | 29.59 | 29.59 | 29.56 | 29.54 | 29.53 | 29.51 | 29.5 | 29.49 | 29.5 | 29.51 | 29.52 | 29.52 | 29.53 | 29.53 | 29.52 | 29.51 | 29.5 |
| 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 |
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