Saint Croix River Fishing Spot

• Elevation: 204'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/12/09 04:51 PM
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This wide river has a moderate flow, and is best fished from a small motorboat or canoe. The St. Croix is a boundary river with Canada and special boundary water regulations are in effect. These regulations are complex and vary considerably from Maine’s General Law. Bag limits, open season dates, minimum length limits, equipment, legal hours, and bait types are all affected. The St. Croix River is a river in northeastern North America, 62 miles (102 km) in length, that forms part of the Canada–United States border between Maine (U.S.) and New Brunswick (Canada). The river rises in the Chiputneticook Lakes and flows south and southeast, between Calais and St. Stephen. It discharges into Passamaquoddy Bay, in the Bay of Fundy. The total drainage area of the river is approximately 1,500 square miles. In the 20th century, the river was heavily developed for hydroelectric power. The river had previously hosted a large population of Atlantic salmon, however, the salmon population was reduced after building hydroelectric dams upriver from Calais-St. Stephen. The river is an estuary between Calais-St. Stephen and the river's mouth at Robbinston and St. Andrews. This tidal area extends for approximately 25 kilometres (15 miles) along this section and exhibits a tidal bore. The river still claims the second largest Atlantic salmon run in the state. Within the watershed, glacial and volcanic features run at right angles to each other to create a highly diverse landscape that is a cross-section of Maine’s natural history. The estuary is split by a major undersea fault which creating upwellings reminiscent of a giant alka seltzer at some sites. Here also, tides rise and fall 25 feet twice each day to expose extensive clam flats and to surprise unsuspecting boaters. Upstream on the river, large marshlands feed tannin-colored waters into a boulder-ridden channel that challenges canoeists while supporting smallmouth bass, Atlantic salmon, a large breeding population of bald eagles and a variety of uncommon plants.