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Best brown bullhead lakes in Maine

94 Maine waters list brown bullhead (official records or labelled estimates), 94 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Night-feeding catfish of weedy, mud-bottomed lakes — the classic after-dark shoreline bite across the east and Canada.

1. Chesuncook Lake — 150 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. Chamberlain Lake — 152 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Big Eagle Lake — 122 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Eagle Lake — 135 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Lower Sysladobsis Lake — 66 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Pemadumcook Lake — 100 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
7. Umbagog Lake — 35 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. Square Lake — 122 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Burbot, White PerchWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Nicatous Lake — 42 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Attean Pond — 54 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Landlocked Salmon, Burbot, SplakeWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Upper Pleasant Pond — 26 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Baskahegan Lake — 22 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Ragged Lake — 54 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, BurbotWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Little Ossipee Lake — 72 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
15. Cross Lake — 46 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Lobster Lake — 107 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Little Sebago Lake — 52 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Pocomoonshine Lake — 40 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Cold Stream Pond — 103 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Highland Lake — 50 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Chain Pickerel, Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Pleasant Lake — 63 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Burbot, White PerchWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Unity Pond — 41 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Crappie, Brook Trout, Chain Pickerel, BurbotWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Rocky Lake — 34 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain Pickerel, PumpkinseedWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Crawford Lake — 27 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Fish River Lake — 46 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, BurbotWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 69 more Maine waters holding brown bullhead.

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When to fish brown bullhead in Maine

• Spring 2–8 ft — First warm rains pull bullheads into black-bottomed bays and creek mouths — the classic spring shore bite.
• Summer 3–12 ft — Day fish hold on deeper mud and weed edges; after dark they spread across the shallows to feed by smell.
• Fall 5–15 ft — Fish slide toward deeper soft bottoms as the shallows cool — the evening bite shortens with the days.
• Winter 10–25 ft — Bullheads pod up half-dormant in the deepest mud basins; a long soak with bait on bottom is the lone play.

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