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Best smallmouth bass lakes in Maine

24 Maine waters hold smallmouth bass, 22 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. Current- and rock-loving fighter. Lives around gravel, boulders and hard-bottom structure.

1. East Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
2. Sebago Lake — 314 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
3. Long Lake — 163 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Landlocked Salmon
4. Sebec Lake — 155 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
5. Big Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Landlocked Salmon, White Perch
6. Damariscotta Lake — 116 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout
7. Messalonskee Lake — 113 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
8. Pushaw Lake — 29 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, White Perch
9. Great Pond — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
10. China Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
11. Schoodic Lake — 187 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
12. Branch Lake — 124 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
13. Green Lake — 170 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
14. Kezar Lake — 161 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
15. Cross Lake — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout
16. Auburn Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
17. Megunticook Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
18. Sabattus Pond — 19 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
19. Swan Lake — 101 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
20. Embden Pond — 154 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
21. Phillips Lake — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon
22. Panther Pond — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
23. Penobscot River — 12 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, White Perch
24. Kennebec River — 12 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Landlocked Salmon

When to fish smallmouth bass in Maine

• Spring 3–12 ft — Gravel and rock flats near deep water; spawning happens on hard bottom.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Offshore rock humps and deep points; smallmouth suspend near bait.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Feeding hard for winter — long tapering points and rocky drops.
• Winter 20–45 ft — Deep, vertical presentations near rocky wintering holes.

Also in Maine: best largemouth bass lakes · best northern pike lakes · best rainbow trout lakes · best lake 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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