Fishing Shaw Lake in Penobscot County, Maine

• Overview

  Shaw Lake stands in Penobscot County, Maine. The surface lies 295 feet up. It measures some 251 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Some 3.3 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Lincoln lies 27 miles from the water. Enfield lies 30 miles off, Medway another 33 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Shaw Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Penobscot County include Atlantic salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and rainbow smelt. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Anyone new to Shaw Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 14°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Shaw Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Pickerel Pond is 0.6 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Shaw Lake for certain.