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Best rainbow trout lakes in Maine

25 Maine waters hold rainbow trout, 12 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 classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.

1. Flagstaff Lake — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Umbagog Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
3. China Lake — 92 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Schoodic Lake — 187 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Branch Lake — 124 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Green Lake — 170 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Long Lake — 164 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
8. Moose Pond — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Rainbow TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Megunticook Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Kennebec River — 12 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 7 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
11. Fourth Machias Lake — 25 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Sagadahoc River — 126 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Landlocked SalmonWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
13. Milton Pond — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Horn Pond — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Northeast Pond — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Little Big Wood Pond — 74 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Pleasant Lake — 92 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Spring Lake — 49 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Middle Chain Lake — 18 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Tilden Pond — 11 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Peaked Mountian Pond — 35 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Roderique Pond — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Goose Pond — 15 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Upper Pond — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Lake Wood — 14 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

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When to fish rainbow trout in Maine

• Spring 5–20 ft — Post-ice-out trout roam shallow; fish inflows and windblown shorelines.
• Summer 8–30 ft — Rainbows hold near cold inflows, current seams and the thermocline — find the cool water and you've found the fish.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall feeding on rock shoals, current and channel edges as water cools.
• Winter 8–40 ft — Trout are comfortable in cold water — one of the best winter targets; streams and tailwaters fish shallow, deep lakes hold on basin edges.

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