Fishing guides on the Penobscot River.

The Penobscot River is fished by 14 guides in the Driftline directory in Maine. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

14 guides · Maine

The Penobscot River is fished by 14 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Kingfield, ME, Orono, ME, and Millinocket, ME, plus 10 other towns. Trips run as walk and wade, drift boat, stillwater, and backcountry for trout, smallmouth bass, landlocked salmon, brook trout, and brown trout. The guided season on the Penobscot River runs May to November. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Penobscot River, photographed by Four Peaks Guide ServiceFour Peaks, ME
On the Penobscot River
14 guides on the Penobscot River
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Which guides fish the Penobscot River?

Four Peaks Guide Service, Gallandt Fly Fishing, Horizon Line Adventures, Kennebec River Angler, Libby Camps, and Loon Lodge Maine, and 8 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Penobscot River?

Guides here run trips for trout, smallmouth bass, landlocked salmon, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and blueback trout. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Penobscot River?

walk and wade, drift boat, stillwater, backcountry, nearshore, and jet boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Penobscot River with a guide?

The guided season on the Penobscot River runs May to November.

Where is the Penobscot River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Kingfield, ME, Orono, ME, Millinocket, ME, Caratunk, ME, Ashland, ME, and Howland, ME, plus 7 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes: everyone fishing Maine waters needs a valid Maine fishing licence, bought in your own name from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Guides do not sell it for you.

How do you book a guide on the Penobscot River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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