Fishing Brown Brook Pond in Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Set in Penobscot County, Brown Brook Pond is a Maine water. It sits at 1,375 feet above sea level. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Penobscot County are larger. Patten sits 36 miles from the bank. Beyond it, Presque Isle at 46 miles and Easton at 50 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Brown Brook Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Penobscot County, recorded fish include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Anyone new to Brown Brook Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 8°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Brown Brook Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Norway Pond is 3.7 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Brown Brook Pond.