Pennesseewassee Lake is a reservoir in Maine, near Oxford County.
Pennesseewassee Lake is a reservoir in Oxford County, Maine and covers about 870 acres, with a deepest recorded spot of 48 feet, and the recorded storage amount is about 5,688 acre-feet.
Pennesseewassee Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Pennesseewassee Lake include landlocked Atlantic salmon, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, white perch, and yellow perch.
For bass on Pennesseewassee, 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 on Pennesseewassee, 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 on Pennesseewassee, throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads on Pennesseewassee, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For trout on Pennesseewassee, cast a small spoon or inline spinner, or drift a worm, for rainbow trout.
For deep-water fish on Pennesseewassee, 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 around Pennesseewassee is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Pennesseewassee can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Pennesseewassee, 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 Pennesseewassee, while a second rod with enough line and weight to reach deep water is useful for salmon.
At Pennesseewassee, 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 at Pennesseewassee is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Pennesseewassee, 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.