Lower Patten Pond is a reservoir in Maine, near Hancock County.
Lower Patten Pond is a pond in Hancock County, Maine and covers about 849 acres, with a deepest recorded spot of 87 feet, and the recorded storage amount is about 2,700 acre-feet.
Lower Patten Pond has an old river or creek channel under the water, so start with channel bends, points and places where shallow water drops into the deep end.
Fish reported from Lower Patten Pond include landlocked Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, white perch, and yellow perch.
For bass in Lower Patten, use a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait on rock for smallmouth, and fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish in Lower Patten, use a worm or tiny jig near weeds and shade for pumpkinseed, and fish a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom for yellow perch.
For pike, pickerel or muskellunge in Lower Patten, throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads in Lower Patten, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For trout in Lower Patten, try a small spoon, inline spinner, streamer or worm near cool incoming water for brook trout, and use a small minnow plug, spoon or streamer in cool water for brown trout.
For deep-water fish in Lower Patten, troll a smelt-colored streamer, thin spoon or small minnow plug for landlocked salmon and use a small jig, minnow or worm when white perch gather over deep flats and drop-offs.
Spring on Lower Patten is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall on Lower Patten can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Lower Patten, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers most casting at Lower Patten, while a second rod with enough line and weight to reach deep water is useful for salmon.
On Lower Patten, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place on Lower Patten is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
On Lower Patten, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.