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What's biting in Maine in November: brown trout, chain pickerel and rainbow trout at their peak, with bluefin tuna, Atlantic cod and black crappie around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Maine fishing across 2 waters, with 19 fish-by-water guides for 19 fish.

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What's biting in Maine in November

From the season calendar, best first
Spawning
Brown trout
Maine freshwater
Peak
Chain pickerel
Maine freshwater
Peak
Rainbow trout
Maine freshwater
Leaving
Bluefin tuna
Gulf of Maine fishing
Around
Atlantic cod
Gulf of Maine fishing
Around
Black crappie
Maine freshwater
Around
Brook trout
Maine freshwater
Around
Brown bullhead
Maine freshwater
Around
Burbot
Maine freshwater
Around
Haddock
Gulf of Maine fishing
Around
Lake trout
Maine freshwater
Around
Landlocked Atlantic salmon
Maine freshwater
Around
Northern pike
Maine freshwater
Around
Pollock
Gulf of Maine fishing
Around
Smallmouth bass
Maine freshwater

Where to fish in Maine

2 waters
Boston to Eastport

Gulf of Maine fishing

November: Late bluefin and the groundfish boats

Fished from Boston, Gloucester, Newburyport, Portsmouth, Portland, Boothbay, Bar Harbor.

3,956 charted public spots across the whole water — 1,469 beach / shore access, 667 seawall / riprap, 633 boat ramp. Open the map in the app to see them.

Atlantic codAtlantic mackerelBlack sea bassBlue sharkBluefin tunaBluefishHaddockPollockStriped bassWinter flounder
Gulf of Maine fishing, month by month
Sebago to the Rangeleys

Maine freshwater

November: Season winds down

Fished from Sebago Lake, Moosehead Lake, Rangeley Lakes, Grand Lake Stream, Kennebec River, Belgrade Lakes.

Brook troutBrown bullheadBurbotChain pickerelLake troutLandlocked Atlantic salmonNorthern pikeSmallmouth bassWhite perch
Maine freshwater, month by month

Rules and licence

Size and bag limits and seasons in Maine are set by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.

Salt-water rulesFresh-water rulesBuy a licence

Statewide rules today

MDIFW, where no local rule applies
open (Statewide, salt water) · 9" TL minimum · 25 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 2 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
closed today (Statewide, salt water, until Sep 1) · 23" TL minimum when open · 1 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 25 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 13" TL minimum · 10 per person · closes Jan 1 · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 5 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 6" TL minimum · 5 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum, None over 25" may be kept · 2 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 17" TL minimum · 15 per person · closes Mar 1 · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum, None over 25" may be kept · 2 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 25 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No limit · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum · 2 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 28" TL minimum, None over 31" may be kept · 1 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 20" TL minimum · 2 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No limit · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 8 per person · maine saltwater recreational fishing registry (maine law may require you to register)
As of 8 November 2026. Source Maine DMR, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with Maine DMR before you keep a fish.

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