Penknife Brook Fishing near Saint Andrews, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Penknife Brook in Washington County, Maine. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. Ground here is low by Maine standards. The closest town, Saint Andrews, is 6.4 miles distant. For a city, Dartmouth is 177 miles off. Other water nearby: Penknife Lakes at 2.3 miles, Coleback Lake within 2.4 miles, Pennamaquan River Reservoir at 3.3 miles, Western Lake within 3.3 miles and Goulding Lake at 3.5 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Penknife Brook

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Records held for Washington County cover alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Penknife Brook as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 18°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Slack stretches skin over in the cold months, while the faster water stays open around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Penknife Brook follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Penknife Lakes at 2.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Penknife Brook.