Deasey Ponds near Patten: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Deasey Ponds stands in Penobscot County, Maine. It stands 682 feet above sea level. It covers about 18 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Penobscot County. The nearest place of any size is Patten, 14 miles away. For a city, Lévis is 135 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Deasey Ponds

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Penobscot County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and rainbow smelt. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Deasey Ponds a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 11°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Deasey Ponds more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Overnight stays are possible about 0.9 miles out, where camping is mapped. Picnic facilities are recorded some 0.9 miles out. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Moose Pond, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Deasey Ponds.