TOP 3 Brook Trout Ponds for the 2015 Spring Fishing Season in Penobscot County, Maine

This blog identifies the TOP 3 ponds in Penobscot County, Maine that provide the best odds of catching brook trout during the spring of 2015. A pond is considered TOP due to its trout stocking density: after all, everything else being equal, the more brook trout that are stocked per acre of pond, the greater the chances of catching those fish! These ponds cover less than 50 acres and are therefore relatively small. Trout activity typically peaks between late April and early June, after which the fishing slows down in response to rising surface water temperatures.

Some ponds were stocked in the fall of 2014 but were closed to ice fishing. Others are stocked once early in the spring or may be stocked several times in April and May. More details are provided in the stocking reports compiled by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Click here to consult the latest law book about special fishing rules that may apply on these ponds. Note that the list of TOP brook trout ponds excludes “kids only” ponds.

 

Finally, feel free to use the website linked to this blog to discover how many trout and salmon are released per acre in the spring and fall in all 600+ ponds and lakes stocked by the State throughout Maine.

 

The TOP 3 brook trout ponds for the 2014 spring fishing season in Penobscot County are as follows:

 

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Green Mountain Pond covers 6 acres and is located in T6 R6 WELS (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 58 E1). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This pond, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked in the fall of 2014 with 17 brook trout per acre. All of the stocked trout measure about 4”.

 

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Trout Pond covers 20 acres and is located in Lowell (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 34 B1). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This pond, which is open to ice fishing, is stocked in the spring with an average of 15 brook trout per acre. All of the stocked trout measure about 9”. The pond was stocked in the fall of 2014 with 40 brook trout per acre. Some of those fish presumably survived the ice fishing season and remain available to be caught this spring.

 

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Trout Pond covers 19 acres and is located next to Stacyville Road in Soldiertown Township (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 51 D3). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This pond, which is closed to ice fishing, is stocked in spring with an average of 16 brook trout per acre. All of the stocked trout measure about 8”.

 

Was the information in this blog useful? I invite you to provide your thoughts and opinions. Also, feel free to share your fishing experiences on any of the ponds highlighted in this blog.

 

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