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Best pumpkinseed lakes in Maine

74 Maine waters hold pumpkinseed, 74 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. The brilliant little sunfish of weedy northern bays — a snail-crunching shallow-water resident that outnumbers bluegill across the east and Canada.

1. West Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. Lower Sysladobsis Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
3. Pemadumcook Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Umbagog Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
5. Nicatous Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
6. Gardner Lake — 58 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Attean Pond — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Burbot, Splake, PumpkinseedWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. Caucomgomoc Lake — 79 ft max · survey depth data · Landlocked Salmon, White Perch, PumpkinseedWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Meddybemps Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Chain Pickerel, PumpkinseedWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Baskahegan Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain PickerelWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Moxie Pond — 51 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, PumpkinseedWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Little Ossipee Lake — 72 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
13. Little Sebago Lake — 52 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Pocomoonshine Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Hadley Lake — 31 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Landlocked SalmonWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Highland Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Pumpkinseed, Brown BullheadWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Pleasant Lake — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Burbot, White PerchWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Tunk Lake — 222 ft max · survey depth data · Brown Trout, Brook Trout, PumpkinseedWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Rocky Lake — 34 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Chain Pickerel, PumpkinseedWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Spectacle Pond — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Brown Trout, Brook Trout, White Perch, PumpkinseedWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
21. Crooked Brook Flowage — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, White PerchWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Lake Wassookeag — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Webb Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. Rocky Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Landlocked Salmon, Chain PickerelWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Upper Sysladobsis Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 49 more Maine waters holding pumpkinseed.

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When to fish pumpkinseed in Maine

• Spring 1–8 ft — Spawning colonies carpet warm, protected bays — small baits dropped on the beds get instant attention.
• Summer 2–10 ft — Docks, pads and weed flats — pumpkinseeds hold tighter to vegetation than bluegill and love snails and nymphs.
• Fall 4–14 ft — Schools tighten on the last green weeds — find healthy cabbage near a drop and the school is there.
• Winter 6–18 ft — A staple ice panfish — soft-bottom flats just outside the deepest green weeds; downsize and watch for lift bites.

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