Fishing at Quakish Lake, Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Quakish Lake lies in Penobscot County, Maine. The bank is 453 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1,055 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 11 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Penobscot County listings. You are 2.5 miles from Millinocket. Further out sit East Millinocket (8.6 miles) and Medway (11 miles). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Quakish Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Penobscot County records list Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Quakish Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 13°F in January and 67°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Quakish Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Ferguson Lake, 1.6 miles away. Treat access at Quakish Lake as something to verify.