Fly and Gear ordering and delivery: We can get flies to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Please see the bottom of this column for ordering options.
We also have custom Perfect Fly selections in 3 different price ranges for this stream that come with or without fly boxes. They make excellent gifts. Click Here To Order or Call us at 800 594 4726 or email us at sales@perfectflystore.com.
Type of Stream
Tailwater
Species
Native Landlocked Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Brook Trout (Few)
Size
Short but averages about 100 feet
wide
Location
Eastern Maine
Nearest Towns
Grand Lake Stream
Season
April 1 through September 30 with an extended catch and release season from Oct. 1 through Oct. 20
Access:
Good
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 & 12 ft., 5 or 6X, Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Superb Five or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Fly and Gear ordering and delivery:
Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
Grand Lake Stream Fishing Report –09/27/24 Please note the extended C and R season is from Oct. first to the fifteenth. The stream is still flowing below a normal level and clear. We have been getting good catch reports from customers. Let us help you obtain the flies, gear and other items you need for the stream. Call 800 594 4726 or email (sales@perfectflystore.com) to let us help you do that.
Stream Conditions: Rate: 159 cfs
Level: 1.93 ft
Afternoon Water Temperature: 60
Clarity: clear
USGS Real-Time Stream Flow Data at Grand Lake Stream
7 Day Weather Forecast: (click the link below for more detailed weather info for The Kennebec River In Maine:
Brown Sculpin and White Belly Sculpin and Articulated streamers, size 6/4
Black Matuka and Olive Matuka Sculpin, size 4/6
Cinnamon Caddis; 16, pupa and adults
Little Sister Caddis; 18, pupa and adults
Mahogany Duns, size 18, nymphs, emergers, duns and spinners
Great Autumn Brown sedge; 10, pupa and adults
Sandwich Hoppers, size 4,6,8,10,12
Black Carpenter Ants, size 16/18
Japanese Beetles, size 14/16
Atlantic Salmon Flies: Atlantic salmon Flies
Fly Fishing Grand Lake Stream In Maine: Grand Lake Stream has been regulated as fly fishing only since 1903. It flows from West Grand Lake into Big Lake. From there the stream flows into the St. Croix River. This little short section of river that’s only three miles long has attracted anglers from around the World for years. It’s big attraction is its native landlocked salmon and its bigger relative, the Atlantic Salmon.There are plenty of places to access Grand Lake Stream. The eastern side from Big Falls down to the meadows was donated to the state so it could remain free of development. You can park and walk in and fish. There are also easements on the west bank of the river below Big Lake.The fishing season opens April 1 through September 30 but there’s an extended “catch-and-release” season from Oct. 1 through Oct. 20. The season for the salmon really doesn’t begin until early May after the ice leaves the lakes. The salmon follow the smelt, their favorite food. The salmon also eat the White Sucker eggs when they spawn. Most of the aquatic insect hatches begin in late May and continue through June into the first part of July. During the middle of the Summer, salmon move into deep water of either the deeper pools in the river or the lakes. They return to the river from about the middle of September through October to spawn. Generally, fly fishing Grand Lake Stream is very good during the spawning season. We should note that Grand Lake Stream also has a population of brook trout but it isn’t generally considered as good as it is in many other Maine streams. It should also be noted that there are some very good aquatic insect hatches and the salmon will take dry flies from the surface during a hatch. The best hatch is the Hendrickson hatch which takes place about the middle of May. There are Quill Gordons, Blue Quills, Blue-winged olives and other mayflies as well as plenty of caddisflies during the Summer months.