This blog identifies the TOP ponds in Aroostook County, Maine that provide the best odds of catching brook trout during the spring of 2016. 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! Most of 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.
All the ponds described below are closed to ice fishing. Most were stocked last fall, whereas the rest 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 for 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.
The TOP brook trout ponds for the 2016 spring fishing season in Aroostook County are listed below in alphabetical order:

Spring fishing for brook trout is a blast!

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Carry Lake covers 29 acres and is located off Wiley Road in Littleton (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 59 E3). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 52 brook trout per acre. The stocked trout measure about 8”.

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Conroy Lake covers 25 acres and is located off Lake Road in Monticello (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 59 D3). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, is stocked in the spring with 20 brook trout per acre measuring 10”. As a bonus, it was also stocked last fall with 4 splake per acre measuring 14” (a splake is a cross between a brook trout and lake trout).

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Deep Lake covers 6 acres and is located off Wiley Road in Littleton (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 59 E3). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 100 brook trout per acre. The stocked trout measure about 8”.

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Durepo Lake covers 64 acres and is located off Mill Road in Limestone (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 65 A3). A depth map is not available. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 39 brook trout per acre. Most of the stocked trout measure 7” and the remainder come in at 13”.

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Echo Lake covers 90 acres and is located next to Aroostook State Park in Presque Isle (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 65 E1). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 67 brook trout per acre. The stocked trout measure about 7”.

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Hanson Brook Lake covers 118 acres and is located next to Hansen Lake Road off Route 227 in Mapleton (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 65 D1). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 21 brook trout per acre. The stocked trout measure about 8”.

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Mud Pond covers 25 acres and is located next to South Road in Linneus (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 53 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 a total of 24 trout per acre. These trout measure about 9”. The pond was also stocked last fall with 2 brook trout per acre measuring 17”. Some of larger fish may have survived the ice fishing season and can be caught this spring.

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Timoney Lake covers 57 acres and is located next to Ridge Road in Oakfield (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 53 A1). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 53 brook trout per acre. The stocked trout measured about 8”.

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Trafton Lake covers 85 acres and is located next to Lake Road off Ward Road in Limestone (see The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer map 65 B3). Click here for a depth map and more fisheries information. This lake, which is closed to ice fishing, was stocked last fall with 29 brook trout per acre. The stocked trout measure about 7”.

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