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Best brown bullhead lakes in Maine

91 Maine waters hold brown bullhead, 91 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, Burbot, White Perch, Brown BullheadWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Nicatous Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · 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 max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Burbot, Splake, PumpkinseedWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Baskahegan Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Ragged Lake — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, BurbotWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Little Ossipee Lake — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
14. Cross Lake — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Lobster Lake — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Little Sebago Lake — 52 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Pocomoonshine Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Cold Stream Pond — 103 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Highland Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Pleasant Lake — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Burbot, White PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Unity Pond — 41 ft max · survey depth data · Crappie, Brook Trout, Chain Pickerel, BurbotWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Rocky Lake — 34 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain Pickerel, PumpkinseedWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Crawford Lake — 27 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Fish River Lake — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, BurbotWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Spectacle Pond — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Brown Trout, Brook Trout, White Perch, PumpkinseedWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 66 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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