Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroostook River hand-carry access Upper river between Oxbow and Masardis | Access / boat ramp | 46.42822, -68.55272 | Unnamed slipway in OSM. |
| 2 | Shephard Rips Rips on the upper river | Dam / hazard | 46.47726, -68.45115 | |
| 3 | Masardis Ranger Station Ranger station, Masardis | Agency / conservation office | 46.49318, -68.37336 | |
| 4 | Masardis boat launch Slipway at Masardis | Access / boat ramp | 46.50406, -68.36268 | Unnamed slipway in OSM. |
| 5 | USGS gauge 01015800 - Aroostook River near Masardis Live stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 46.52306, -68.37167 | |
| 6 | Garfield Road Crossing beside the gauge | Bridge crossing | 46.52319, -68.37211 | |
| 7 | Pollard Flat Wildlife Management Area Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife | Park / conservation area | 46.53415, -68.37891 | |
| 8 | Gateway Trading Post Outdoor store, Ashland | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 46.63146, -68.43030 | |
| 9 | Station Street Route 11 crossing, Ashland | Bridge crossing | 46.63202, -68.41877 | |
| 10 | Ashland boat launch Slipway at Ashland | Access / boat ramp | 46.63418, -68.41750 | Unnamed slipway in OSM. |
| 11 | Ashland Community Memorial Park Town park | Park / conservation area | 46.63059, -68.40180 | |
| 12 | Portage Road Route 11 crossing above Ashland | Bridge crossing | 46.65194, -68.42221 | |
| 13 | Thomas Brewer Memorial Park boat launch Washburn | Access / boat ramp | 46.77604, -68.15528 | Launch inside Thomas Brewer Memorial Park. |
| 14 | South Wade Road Crossing at Washburn | Bridge crossing | 46.77582, -68.15407 | |
| 15 | Aroostook River Access - Presque Isle City river access and launch | Access / boat ramp | 46.70383, -68.00600 | |
| 16 | Main Street US 1 crossing, Presque Isle | Bridge crossing | 46.70332, -68.00847 | |
| 17 | Perception of Aroostook Paddlesport shop, Presque Isle | Outfitter / canoe rental | 46.70540, -68.00731 | |
| 18 | Fort Street Route 161 crossing, Caribou | Bridge crossing | 46.85383, -68.00285 | |
| 19 | Caribou boat launch Slipway at Caribou | Access / boat ramp | 46.85551, -68.00309 | Unnamed slipway in OSM. |
| 20 | Veteran's Memorial Park Caribou riverfront park | Park / conservation area | 46.85807, -68.01003 | |
| 21 | Forbes Pit Boat Launch Between Caribou and Fort Fairfield | Access / boat ramp | 46.82443, -67.92126 | |
| 22 | Bridge Street US 1A crossing, Fort Fairfield | Bridge crossing | 46.77364, -67.83349 | |
| 23 | Aroostook River Access - Fort Fairfield Town river access and launch | Access / boat ramp | 46.77326, -67.82802 | Lowest US access above the New Brunswick line. |
Gauge: USGS 01015800 — Aroostook River near Masardis, Maine. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Burbot, Chain Pickerel, Landlocked Atlantic Salmon, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/laws-rules.html
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Masardis - the gauge reach, with a bridge crossing and roadside access.
Ashland - the main town on the river, with a launch and supplies.
Sheridan - bank access on the reach between Ashland and Washburn.
St. Croix Stream confluence - a cold tributary mouth worth fishing in summer.
Machias River confluence - the largest upper tributary, reached above Masardis.
Oxbow - upstream access to the remote reach above the gauge.
Washburn - the downstream end of the smallmouth water, with a public landing.
Spring: high, cold and pushy into May, with the best trout fishing coming as it drops.
Summer: smallmouth through the lower river, with trout holding at cold tributary mouths.
Fall: falling water and cooler temperatures bring wild brook trout back into the main river.
Winter: closed to open-water fishing through the cold months in most of the drainage.