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Maine

Cross Lake

Roughly 2,471 acres of Maine water in Aroostook County, Cross Lake is a seasonal largemouth lake to read by cover and weather.

Surface
2,471acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Cross Lakevia Open-Meteo · 08:00 local
Air temp
51.4°F
Barometric
30.05″
↑rising 24h(+0.16)
Wind
4mph
from NW
Moon
Waning Crescent
day 26.4 · 10% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 8
    sepTue

    Stable window

    hi 60° · lo 45°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light nw wind

  2. 9
    sepWed

    Watch the wind

    hi 65° · lo 41°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

  3. 10
    sepThu

    Better early

    hi 72° · lo 50°

    Pre-dawn through 9am. Get on the water before the front; the bite likely shrinks once precip starts.

    ── front rolling in · w wind setting up

§ 04Field notesMaine

Where it is

Set in Aroostook County, Maine, Cross Lake covers about 2,471 acres. Largemouth follow water temperature and forage instead of staying put.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Warming water pulls largemouth toward shallow, protected areas where they stage and spawn; the quickest-warming pockets lead.

Summer. Heat pushes fish off the shallows toward depth and shade; work the cooler ends of the day.

Fall. As water cools, forage and bass return toward shallower water; movement is wide, so covering water pays.

Winter. Largemouth go deep and sluggish in cold water, so a slow, methodical approach is the safer bet.

Key structure

  • Shade lines and overhead cover in the warm months
  • Shoreline cover near quick depth changes
  • Flats sitting next to deeper water
  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them

Which of these produces tracks the season more than the map.

Forage

The forage base on Cross Lake is baitfish and panfish; largemouth stay with those schools as they shift.

Access

Public access is available around Cross Lake; check current ramp and launch conditions with local sources before a trip, since water levels change through the season.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:00564571). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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