Patte Brook Waterfowl Impoundment Reservoir Fishing in Oxford County, Maine

• Overview

  The Oxford County end of Maine holds Patte Brook Waterfowl Impoundment Reservoir. The setting is lake country bush on every side. Around 25 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bethel lies 5.8 miles from the water. Sherbrooke sits 91 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Patte Brook Waterfowl Impoundment Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Survey and observation records for Oxford County include brown trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Patte Brook Waterfowl Impoundment Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 16°F for January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Patte Brook Waterfowl Impoundment Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. There is a campsite 0.9 miles from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Sunken Pond is 0.6 miles distant. Check the position at Patte Brook Waterfowl Impoundment Reservoir before loading the car.