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Rating depth structure for brown trout.
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2,009-acre lake near Gray. The lake tops out around 52 ft. The depth chart comes from Maine Department of Environmental Protection bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
Drawn out, this is 2,004 acres of water rimmed by 29.7 miles of bank, broken up by 21 islands. That shoreline is heavily fingered (development index 4.7) — bays, points and pockets everywhere, which multiplies the fishable edge. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 56% of this chart. Tip to tip the water measures near 5.8 mi with a 1.2-mi widest point. You'll find it in Cumberland County. Closest neighbour on DepthScout: Panther Pond, 4 mi northwest of here.
These fish are listed in an exact-water agency record as forage or ecological context. They are not target-species profiles and do not affect DepthScout's Prime, Good, or Fair spot ratings.
Official Maine IF&W lake survey chart. The listing documents source-recorded presence, not present abundance or guaranteed catchability.
When the water first warms, brown trout slide up into 3 to 25 ft. By summer they slide out to 16 to 52 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 35 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Break off the point: a drop-off around 30 ft that scores prime in summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in after dark and early morning. Keep a spoon at the thermocline or a deep stickbait (night) rigged through the warm months.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (6 ft) | Stickbait off planer boards (shallow), Small spoon along mud lines |
| Summer | 16 to 52 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 60 ft | night & dawn | Break off the point (30 ft) | Spoon at the thermocline, Deep stickbait (night) |
| Fall | 5 to 30 ft | dusk & dawn | Main-lake point (6 ft) | Jerkbait over gravel, Casting spoon |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dawn | Break off the point (30 ft) | Jigging spoon, Small stickbait (slow) |
Spring puts brown bullhead in skinny water — 2 to 8 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 3 to 12 ft; cold water stacks them in 10 to 25 ft. Back-bay flat is the standout, a weed flat at roughly 6 ft, rated prime for spring brown bullhead. Plan around after dark and the evening in the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 8 ft | dusk & night | Back-bay flat (6 ft) | |
| Summer | 3 to 12 ft | night & dusk | Shallow bay flat (9 ft) | |
| Fall | 5 to 15 ft | dusk | Shallow bay flat (9 ft) | |
| Winter | 10 to 25 ft | midday | open water |
Spring pumpkinseed on Little Sebago Lake hold shallow, usually 1 to 8 ft. They move out to 2 to 10 ft in summer and finish the year down in 6 to 18 ft. Put Back-bay flat first on the milk run — a weed flat near 6 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run the evening and early morning. The summer box starts with a micro tube or a sponge spider (fly).
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 8 ft | midday & dusk | Back-bay flat (6 ft) | Micro jig under a float, Tiny beetle-spin |
| Summer | 2 to 10 ft | dusk & dawn | Shallow bay flat (9 ft) | Micro tube, Sponge spider (fly) |
| Fall | 4 to 14 ft | dusk & dawn | Shallow bay flat (9 ft) | Micro jig + waxworm, Small spoon tipped |
| Winter | 6 to 18 ft | dawn | Shallow bay flat (9 ft) | Tungsten ice jig + plastic, Tiny spoon |
When the water first warms, yellow perch slide up into 3 to 12 ft. Summer is a 10 to 30 ft game here, winter a 15 to 35 ft one. Start at Shallow bay flat. It's a weed flat holding about 9 ft of water and rates prime come spring. The feeding windows run early morning. Keep a drop-shot micro plastics or a small spoon tipped with worm rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 12 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (9 ft) | Small jig + curly tail, Perch-pattern micro crank |
| Summer | 10 to 30 ft | dawn | Break off the point (30 ft) | Drop-shot micro plastics, Small spoon tipped with worm |
| Fall | 12 to 35 ft | midday | Break off the point (30 ft) | Jigging spoon (small), Perch rig / spreader |
| Winter | 15 to 35 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (30 ft) | Tungsten jig + spikes, Rattle spoon (small) |
Start shallow in spring: rainbow smelt sit in 2 to 20 ft that time of year. Warm water sends them out to 16 to 52 ft; cold water stacks them in 13 to 52 ft. Top water on the chart: Deep basin, a deep basin in the 50 ft range, prime in summer. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. Throw a tiny vertical jig or a small sabiki-style rig where legal until the fish tell you otherwise.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 20 ft | night & dusk | Shallow feeding flat 2 (17 ft) | Tiny silver jig, Micro spoon |
| Summer | 16 to 52 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 80 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (50 ft) | Tiny vertical jig, Small sabiki-style rig where legal |
| Fall | 14 to 52 ft chart-limited; documented 18 to 65 ft | dusk & dawn | Deep basin (50 ft) | Micro spoon, Tiny jig |
| Winter | 13 to 52 ft chart-limited; documented 15 to 60 ft | dusk | Deep basin (50 ft) | Tiny glow jig, Micro jigging spoon |
Structure-wise the chart holds 9 features, led in depth by Deep basin at roughly 50 ft.
Access data: Maine GeoLibrary — Boat Launches (Maine IF&W / DACF). Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Maine waters are set by the Maine IFW — and special regulations can apply to Little Sebago Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Maine fishing regulations →
Little Sebago Lake is about 52 ft (16 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart comes from Maine Department of Environmental Protection bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled.
Anglers target brown trout, brown bullhead, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, rainbow smelt on Little Sebago Lake.
Back-bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 6 ft of water that rates prime for pumpkinseed in spring. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For brown trout, the summer bite is best in after dark and early morning. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Little Sebago Lake is regulated by the Maine IFW. Check the official Maine regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Panther Pond 4 mi · Sebago Lake 7 mi · Highland Lake 8 mi · Long Lake 16 mi · Diamond Cove 17 mi · Sand Pond 18 mi · Fore River 18 mi · Dorseys Cove 18 mi · Chandler Cove 18 mi · Great Ledge Cove 18 mi · Hussey Sound 18 mi · Coleman Cove 19 mi
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More water nearby: Cumberland County fishing maps (6 charts). Browse all Maine fishing maps. See every water on DepthScout. Depth data: Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Lake bathymetry. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.