Water flow: 550
Visibility: 50 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 38 Degrees F
Water condition: Clear
Best time of day to fish: Anytime
Best stretch: Upper River
Best access point: dam pool
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Caddis BWO Sulfer Hendrickson Stone Yellow Sally
Fish species: Brook trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass
Fishing season: April 1 - October 25
Nearest airport: Bangor International - Commercial / Princeton - Private Planes
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 4X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 5 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: WF Trout Fly Line
Best sinking fly line: Bank Shot Sink Tip Fly Line
Roughly 3 miles of river, Grand Lake Stream is home to one of the original four strains of landlocked salmon in the lower 48. Its gin-clear waters flow from West Grand Lake in eastern Maine, southeast into Big Lake and on toward the St. Croix River on the boarder of New Brunswick. Grand Lake Stream has been a destination for fly anglers since the mid 1800’s and has been FFO water since 1903. The Stream consists ...
weighted buggers with dropper nymphs. Water is cold, fish are slow to move, but hungry. Get on the bottom to catch fish.
Salmon will start running heavy in the coming days. Flows are excellent in Grand Lake Stream. There are some fish in the river, but not big numbers yet.