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Penobscot River is a public river in Penobscot County, Waldo County, Hancock County and Aroostook County, Maine, managed by State of Maine (public / navigable water). You can fish it on a Maine fishing licence; bank access is at bridge crossings, MEIFW access points and public parks. Maine riverbeds are private property up to the ordinary high-water mark except on a few federally-declared-navigable reaches, so wading or bank fishing away from a public access point needs the landowner's permission. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
The Penobscot River — Maine's largest river by discharge, with an Atlantic salmon restoration program (dam removals at Veazie and Great Works), smallmouth bass, brook trout in the tributaries, and striped bass in the tidal lower river.
It runs roughly 106 miles through the North Woods & Moosehead region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, atlantic salmon (restoration), brook trout, striped bass. Live flow and gauge height come from the Penobscot River at Bangor, Maine USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Penobscot River Pond and Stevens Brook.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, MEIFW trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: Many Maine waters close to fishing from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise unless otherwise posted — always check the current Maine IF&W open water and ice fishing regulations for this specific water.
Boats: Moosehead, Sebago and the big lakes take full-size boats with developed launches; many North Woods ponds are fly-fishing-only or restricted to hand-carry access. Maine requires boater education for personal watercraft operators.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Maine state parks (several on Sebago, Moosehead and the Rangeley Lakes) and in the North Maine Woods private-land recreation network (day-use/camping fee applies on those roads).
Tackle: Maine's fishing regulations are highly water-specific — general law sets a 5-trout/salmon combined limit and a 25-bass limit on most waters, but hundreds of lakes and rivers carry special rules (fly-fishing-only, artificial lures only, reduced limits). Always check the current Maine IF&W law book for this specific water.
Boat ramps: 19 mapped — Put-in, North Brewer Launch, Put-in, Put-in, Eddington Boat Launch, Put-in and others nearby.
Camping: 1 site mapped nearby — Cold River Campground.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 01037050 — Penobscot River at Bangor, Maine. Full gauge data →
Anyone 16 or older needs a Maine fishing licence — the resident annual is about $27, the non-resident annual about $69, with non-resident 1-day (~$14) and 3-day (~$45) licences also sold. Maine residents 70 and older need no licence, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy from Maine IF&W at maine.gov/ifw. A Maine fishing licence covers this river under the state's public-trust doctrine for navigable waters.
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