Waters · United States
Penobscot River (Eddington) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 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 (75/100)
Smallmouth Bass is the most promising species on Penobscot River (Eddington) today. Water temperature is around 18.8°C and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge Penobscot River at Eddington, Maine shows the water level rising (8 cm/24h).
Penobscot River (Eddington) water temperature and flow
- Level trend: rising (8 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge Penobscot River at Eddington, Maine · reading 33 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 10:00–12:00 local time — score 74/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 76/100
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 69/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic salmon | 46 — fair | 45 — fair | 46 — fair |
| Smallmouth Bass | 75 — good | 75 — good | 77 — good |
| Striped Bass | 72 — good | 73 — good | 74 — 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)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:03:20 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Penobscot River at Eddington, Maine · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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