Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dickey Moore Road landing, Medway unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.59263, -68.46928 | Named from its access road by reverse geocode. The mainstem starts just upstream where the East and West Branches meet. |
| 2 | Weldon Dam Mattaceunk | NID ME00143 | Dam / hazard | 45.56997, -68.40928 | |
| 3 | Hathaway Road landing, Mattawamkeag unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.52569, -68.36458 | |
| 4 | Route 2 landing, Winn unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.46761, -68.39320 | |
| 5 | Bridge Road crossing Chester - Lincoln | Bridge crossing | 45.43257, -68.45918 | |
| 6 | Ferry Road landing, Chester unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.43285, -68.46019 | |
| 7 | ME 116 bridge Lincoln | Bridge crossing | 45.36257, -68.54774 | |
| 8 | River Road landing, Lincoln unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.36162, -68.54637 | |
| 9 | Howland landing unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.25521, -68.64907 | Reverse geocode returned the town only, no road. |
| 10 | West Enfield Dam NID ME00142 | Dam / hazard | 45.25023, -68.64876 | One of three dams on this reach - with the Medway and Milford dams - carrying a named year-round closed zone that extends 150 ft around any part of the dam and its fishway. |
| 11 | Coffin Street landing, Howland unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.24050, -68.65859 | |
| 12 | Bridge Road landing, Howland no fee | unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.23654, -68.65345 | |
| 13 | ME 6 / ME 116 bridge Howland - Enfield | Bridge crossing | 45.23657, -68.65072 | |
| 14 | USGS gauge - Penobscot River at West Enfield site 01034500 | USGS gauge | 45.23610, -68.65140 | The gauge this water page reads. A second gauge, 01036390 at Eddington, covers the lower river. |
| 15 | Main Road landing, Passadumkeag unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.18585, -68.61685 | |
| 16 | Greenbush boat launch Greenbush | Access / boat ramp | 45.05809, -68.65613 | |
| 17 | Main Road landing, Milford unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 45.01270, -68.64073 | |
| 18 | Penobscot Nation tribal government office Indian Island | Agency / conservation office | 44.95229, -68.64787 | Indian Island and the surrounding waters are Penobscot Nation territory; tribal rules govern fishing there. |
| 19 | Pavilion Park Penobscot Nation, Indian Island | Park / conservation area | 44.94778, -68.64803 | OSM spells it "Pavillion Park". |
| 20 | Oak Hill Bridge Old Town | Bridge crossing | 44.94559, -68.65144 | |
| 21 | Fourth Street landing, Old Town unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.94391, -68.65719 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Milford Dam Old Town - Milford | Dam / hazard | 44.94152, -68.64590 | OSM carries only an untagged weir at this site. The state names a Milford Dam here with a year-round closed zone extending 150 ft around the dam and its fishway. |
| 23 | US 2 bridge Old Town - Milford | Bridge crossing | 44.93832, -68.64284 | |
| 24 | Treat-Webster Park Old Town | Park / conservation area | 44.93525, -68.64114 | |
| 25 | Union Street landing, Orono unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.86959, -68.67268 | |
| 26 | Eddington boat launch Eddington | Access / boat ramp | 44.84331, -68.69604 | |
| 27 | Cold River Campground Eddington | Campsite | 44.83833, -68.69329 | |
| 28 | Riverside Park Veazie | Park / conservation area | 44.83183, -68.70220 | |
| 29 | North Brewer launch Brewer municipal boat ramp | Access / boat ramp | 44.81869, -68.72300 | |
| 30 | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bangor big-box sporting goods | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.82944, -68.74874 | Fishing department and licence sales, 2.1 km off the river. |
| 31 | L.L. Bean Outlet, Bangor outdoor retailer | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.83004, -68.75607 | 2.4 km off the river; the nearest full tackle wall to the Bangor reach. |
| 32 | Veterans Park Bangor | Park / conservation area | 44.79799, -68.76297 | |
| 33 | Penobscot Bridge Bangor - Brewer | Bridge crossing | 44.79913, -68.76432 | |
| 34 | Joshua Chamberlain Bridge Bangor - Brewer | Bridge crossing | 44.79681, -68.76927 | |
| 35 | Veterans Remembrance Bridge Bangor - Brewer | Bridge crossing | 44.78439, -68.77494 | |
| 36 | Fishermans Park Bangor | Park / conservation area | 44.77992, -68.77607 | |
| 37 | Marina Road landing, Hampden unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.76541, -68.79687 | |
| 38 | Turtle Head Park Hampden | Park / conservation area | 44.76454, -68.79853 | |
| 39 | Landing Road landing, Orrington unnamed in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.69097, -68.81880 | |
| 40 | Fort Knox State Historic Site Prospect | Park / conservation area | 44.56424, -68.80302 | |
| 41 | Penobscot Narrows Bridge Prospect - Verona | cable-stayed | Bridge crossing | 44.55992, -68.80170 | Last crossing before Penobscot Bay. |
Gauge: USGS 01034500 — Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine. Live flow on the web page.
Species: American Shad, Chain Pickerel, Landlocked Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, White Perch
Regulations: www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/laws-rules/index.html
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
West Enfield boat launch, off Route 2 just below the gauge - the standard takeout for the lower main stem float and the easiest hard-surface ramp on this reach.
Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park, Route 2 east of town - camping, a canoe launch, and the usual upstream put-in for the long float toward Winn.
Medway launch near the East Branch confluence - the top of the classic salmon water and the coldest reach in summer.
Winn public landing, off Route 2 - splits the Mattawamkeag to West Enfield run into two manageable half days.
Old Town and Milford ramps serve the lower river below the gauge, where the water widens and powerboats become more common.
Much of the shoreline is private woodland or pap
Spring: high, cold and pushy through May. Landlocked salmon fishing near the branch confluence is at its best and smallmouth are still staging in the deeper pools.
Summer: the core smallmouth season. Flows drop, the river warms, and topwater fishing on the flats and drop-offs is reliable from late June into August.
Fall: September brings cooling water, a second salmon window, and the heaviest smal