2,721 public fishing lakes and rivers in Maine — Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Brook Trout and Landlocked Salmon.
See every public fishing venue in Maine on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 2,721 public fishing venues across Maine in 7 regions — 1,732 lakes and reservoirs and 966 rivers. The largest is Moosehead Lake, at 75,557 acres. Kennebec River is the longest mapped river, running 182 km. North Woods & Moosehead has the most venues on file, with 954.
The most commonly recorded species across Maine's public waters are Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Brook Trout and Landlocked Salmon — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 571 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 320 have nearby camping, and 655 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Maine's public fishing venues are spread across 7 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Maine's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16 or older needs a Maine fishing licence — the resident annual is about $27, the non-resident annual about $69, with non-resident 1-day (~$14) and 3-day (~$45) licences also sold. Maine residents 70 and older need no licence, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy from Maine IF&W at maine.gov/ifw. A Maine fishing licence covers this river under the state's public-trust doctrine for navigable waters.
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