Waters · United States
Penobscot River (Eddington) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
After the Veazie and Great Works dams came out, sea-run fish reached the Penobscot main stem again for the first time in nearly two centuries. Atlantic salmon remain closed to harvest; smallmouth and stripers carry the fishing.
Today's report: good (79/100)
Atlantic salmon is the most promising species on Penobscot River (Eddington) today. Water temperature is around 8.5°C and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge Penobscot River at Eddington, Maine shows the water level falling (6 cm/24h).
Penobscot River (Eddington) water temperature and flow
- Level trend: falling (6 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge Penobscot River at Eddington, Maine · reading 41 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 72/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 74/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 78/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic salmon | 79 — good | 76 — good | 81 — excellent |
| Smallmouth Bass | 71 — good | 47 — fair | 69 — good |
| Striped Bass | 70 — good | 63 — good | 75 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Penobscot River (Eddington) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- solunar period: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:11:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Penobscot River at Eddington, Maine · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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- St. Lawrence River (Thousand Islands) — New York, USA (573 km away)
- Ottawa River — Ontario/Quebec, Canada (601 km away)
- Salmon River (Pulaski) — New York, USA (603 km away)