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Best lake trout lakes in Maine

7 Maine waters hold lake trout, 7 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. East Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
2. Sebec Lake — 155 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
3. Kezar Lake — 161 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
4. Auburn Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
5. Swan Lake — 101 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
6. Embden Pond — 154 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
7. Phillips Lake — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon

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.

Also in Maine: best largemouth bass lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best northern pike lakes · best rainbow trout lakes · best brown trout lakes · best brook trout lakes · best landlocked salmon lakes · best chain pickerel lakes · best white perch lakes

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