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Best lake whitefish lakes in Maine

19 Maine waters hold lake whitefish, 19 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. Cold-water bottom feeder with a cult jigging following — soft bite, hard fight, best eating in the north.

1. Chamberlain Lake — 152 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
2. West Grand Lake — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
3. Big Eagle Lake — 122 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
4. Lower Sysladobsis Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
5. Pemadumcook Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
6. St Froid Lake — 114 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
7. Allagash Lake — 89 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
8. Ross Lake — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
9. Lower Jo-Mary Lake — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
10. Upper Sysladobsis Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
11. Umsaskis Lake — 58 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
12. Indian Pond — 52 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
13. Scraggly Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon
14. Lovewell Pond — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot, Brown Bullhead
15. Round Pond — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish
16. Mud Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Lake Whitefish, Brown Bullhead
17. Webster Lake — 44 ft max · survey depth data · Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish
18. Clear Lake — 86 ft max · survey depth data · Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, Burbot
19. Snowshoe Lake — 44 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon

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When to fish lake whitefish in Maine

• Spring 15–45 ft — Post-ice schools graze gravel shoals and hard-bottom flats for invertebrates — small jigs worked slowly.
• Summer 40–90 ft — Whitefish hold deep and cold — vertical blade baits or small spoons dragged near bottom on the deep humps.
• Fall 8–30 ft — The November spawn brings big schools onto shallow rock and gravel — the year's best shot at numbers.
• Winter 25–70 ft — An ice-jigging phenomenon — pound the bottom to raise silt, then hop a small spoon just above it.

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