Outdoor Activities
ABOUT FISHING IN THIS AREA
Princeton has access to an enormous assortment of lakes. The public landing will put you into Lewey Lake, the Grand Falls Flowage (6600 acres) and St. Croix River. From Lewey Lake you can enter Long Lake (600 acres) which then flows from Big Lake (17,000 acres). Other lakes/ponds in the area include: Pocomoonshine Lake (2400 acres); Crawford Lake (1600 acres); Clifford Lake (900 acres); Musquash Lake (1600 acres); Meddybemps Lake (6700 acres); West Grand Lake (14,000 acres); and the famous Grand Lake Stream, which historically is known for its landlocked salmon. Note that West Grand and Musquash have togue (20 lb. Caught 2023). Pocomoonshine and Crawford have Large Mouth Bass. Also pickerel and white perch are in all the lakes. Native Brook Trout are in the streams of the Downeast Lakes Community Forest. However the primary fishery in this area is Bass.
Smallmouth Bass
These lakes considered to be the best smallie fishing in the Northeast. From mid - May until end of June it is possible to catch and release 100 bass in one day. Fishing slows in the summer, but that is when to catch the lunkers. In September, depending on how fast the waters cool down, the bass start feeding and the fishing is faster.
Largemouth Bass
Crawford and Pocomoonshine Lakes have some nice Largemouth Bass that can average from 3 to 8 pounds.
Landlocked Salmon
Grand Lake Stream historically has legendary river fishing for landlocked salmon. Depending on the spring, mid-May through June salmon can be in the 2-3 pound range. Note this is fly fishing only. However, regular gear can be used at the narrows between Long Lake and Lewey Lake.
Hiking
There is public access to thousands of acres of conservation lands in the general area. Close by the Downeast Lakes Land Trust Community Forest is for foot traffic only.
ATVing
Local area trails have designated routes and connections to county/state trail systems.
Paddling
The St. Croix, Machias and Penobscot River watershed provide opportunities for single or multi-day canoe or kayak trips.
Geocaching
The Downeast Lakes Land Trust offers their Geocache Challenge comprised of a passport consisting of 27 geocache sites to find.
(Links to Outdoor Information Below)
Hunting Upland Birds & Waterfowl
Our location on the Atlantic Flyway insures a wide variety of waterfowl on the St. Croix watershed. Outdoor writers have singled out our region as ＂Maine’s finest cover for upland bird hunting.＂ There are abundant native Ruffled Grouse and American Woodcock populations as well as Woodcock that fly in. This area has a lot of different places with different covers to hunt. You may hunt guided or unguided; use your guide’s bird dog or bring your own. However, if you have not been to this area, we do recommend that you use a guide, which we will be glad to set up for you. You may hunt guided or unguided; use your guide’s bird dog or bring your own. However, if you have not been to this area, we do recommend that you use a guide, which we will be glad to set up for you.
