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Best lake trout lakes in Maine

52 Maine waters hold lake trout, 52 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. Deep, cold and long-lived. Below 50°F water year-round — shallow at ice-out and on fall spawning reefs.

1. Moosehead Lake — 240 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 10 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Chesuncook Lake — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
3. Chamberlain Lake — 152 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. East Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Sebago Lake — 314 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Lake TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
6. Big Eagle Lake — 122 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
7. Eagle Lake — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. West Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Sebec Lake — 155 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Lower Sysladobsis Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Pemadumcook Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Harvey Pond — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. First Roach Pond — 123 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
14. Ragged Lake — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, BurbotWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Kezar Lake — 161 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Little Ossipee Lake — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
17. St Froid Lake — 114 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Allagash Lake — 89 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Lobster Lake — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Round Pond / Telos Lake — 86 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, BurbotWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Cold Stream Pond — 103 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Ross Lake — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, BurbotWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Lower Jo-Mary Lake — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Millimagassett Lake — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Auburn Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 27 more Maine waters holding lake trout.

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When to fish lake trout in Maine

• Spring 10–40 ft — The brief shallow window: post-ice-out lakers roam rock shoals and points where anyone can reach them.
• Summer 50–120 ft — Below the thermocline in sub-50°F water — deep humps and basin edges near bait (smelt, cisco, alewife).
• Fall 10–50 ft — Turnover puts lakers on shallow rock reefs to spawn — big fish shallow, best late in the day.
• Winter 20–80 ft — One of the best ice targets — cold water is their comfort zone; they roam basin edges and humps all winter.

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