UTERJanuary
Ice fishing: togue, pickerel, cusk
Tip-ups on the big lakes.
Sebago to the Rangeleys
Maine freshwater fishing
What's biting in Maine freshwater in October: white perch, smallmouth bass and black crappie at their peak, with largemouth bass, bluegill and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 16 fish here month by month, from Sebago Lake to Belgrade Lakes.
Brook trout spawn
The brook trout and landlocked salmon state: thousands of cold lakes and ponds, famous rivers like the Kennebec and Grand Lake Stream, togue in the deep lakes, and bass in the southern lakes.
Sebago LakeMoosehead LakeRangeley LakesGrand Lake StreamKennebec RiverBelgrade Lakes
Updated
Now · October
Brook trout spawn
Fall colors.
Brook troutLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Smallmouth bassChain pickerelWhite perch
This month here
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White perch
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Northern pike
Chain pickerel
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Landlocked Atlantic salmon
Largemouth bass
Bluegill
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice derbies
Togue and pickerel.
March
Last ice
Lakes still frozen.
April
Ice-out salmon
Troll streamers behind the smelt.
May
Salmon and brookies
Brook troutLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)White perchBlack crappie (speck)Northern pike
River mouths and ponds.
June
Bass beds and brook trout
Brook troutLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Smallmouth bassWhite perchLargemouth bass
Rapid River.
July
Summer bass
Topwater.
August
Deep togue trolling
Lead core.
September
Fall salmon on the fly
Grand Lake Stream.
October · now
Brook trout spawn
Brook troutLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Smallmouth bassChain pickerelWhite perch
Fall colors.
November
Season winds down
Late bass.
December
First ice
Ponds freeze.
Fish guides for Maine freshwater
When, where and what to use, fish by fishBrook troutBrown bullheadBurbot (eelpout, ling, cusk)Chain pickerelLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Landlocked Atlantic salmonNorthern pikeSmallmouth bassWhite perch
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