Fly Fishing In Maine

September 7, 2010 - 1:14 pm

Allagash Lake

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Allagash Lake

Town: T7 R14 WELS, T8 R14 WELS
Season: April 1 to September 30
Water Type: Lake
Wading Access: Moderate
Species: Brook Trout, Lake Trout, Whitefish
Flow Information: 0
Recommended Rod: 9' 7#
Recommended Flies: Joe's Smelt, Green Drakes

Description:

Allagash Lake can easily be called the gem of the north Maine woods. It was ranked by the Maine Sportsman as one of Maine's top ten trout waters. Just the scenery alone is well worth the trip in, but add to that the fantastic fishing for native brookies and you have something very special. Getting to Allagash Lake is no easy task though. First of all Allagash Lake is located in the North Maine Woods about 80 road miles(most of which is gravel) north of Greenville on Moosehead Lake. You must pay a fee to enter the NMW's checkpoints into this area. Once you get close to the lake the work begins, there are several access points. The first one is the canoe launch on Allagash Stream about 4 miles above the lake. The other water access point is Johnson Pond also about 4 miles above the lake. Access to the lake from these points is usually fairly easy but remember there is absolutely no road access to the lake so you must drag your canoe back up stream to the put in points. These access point...more