Reed Deadwater Fishing Guide, Piscataquis County, Maine

• Overview

  You will find Reed Deadwater in Piscataquis County, Maine. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level. Patten is the closest town at 38 miles. Millinocket follows at 50 miles, then Presque Isle at 54 miles. Also on the doorstep: 0.6 miles out stands Buckley Pond, Big Reed Pond at 0.7 miles, 1.4 miles out stands Little Reed Pond, Black Spruce Pond at 1.6 miles and 1.8 miles out stands Cedar Pond. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Reed Deadwater

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Piscataquis County include Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Reed Deadwater responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 64°F and January near 8°F on the long-run figures. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Reed Deadwater the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Buckley Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Reed Deadwater for certain.