Aroostook River Fishing Spot

• Elevation: 418'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/04/09 01:11 PM
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The Aroostook River is a tributary of the Saint John River, approximately 140 mi (225 km) long, in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Its basin is the largest sub-drainage of the St.John River. The river rises in northeastern Maine and winds E and NE through Aroostook County. It runs through Ashland, and passes north of Presque Isle and east of Caribou. It joins the St. John in western New Brunswick two miles (3 km) after crossing the International Boundary. Ten maintained boat launches, along with numerous other turnouts off farm roads, offer Aroostook River anglers a wide variety of options. Trips can range from a short in-town jaunt around Caribou or Presque Isle, to an all day float between Masardis and Ashland. A couple of popular spots are the islands in the Castle Hill section of the river and the run between Parkhurst and Maysville. When conditions are good however, many places on this river can be productive. I became convinced of this recently when I put my boat in at the launch located just off Route 11 behind the Aroostook Fish and Game Club in Ashland and began the day trolling a Black Ghost and Hornberg upstream past the mouth of the Machais River. Although I caught a number of trout up to 12 inches, to prove a point, I abandoned this spot and headed downstream to try my luck near where the Little Machais River dumps in. And in fairly short order, I began to catch trout here as well. Although most of the fish I caught that day were fairly small, reports from local anglers indicate that trout up to 16 inches and an occasional salmon are taken here.

The Aroostook River is a tributary of the Saint John River, approximately 140 mi (225 km) long, in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Its basin is the largest sub-drainage of the St.John River.[1] The river rises in northeastern Maine and winds E and NE through Aroostook County. It runs through Ashland, and passes north of Presque Isle and east of Caribou. It joins the St. John in western New Brunswick two miles (3 km) after crossing the International Boundary.