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Salmon Fishing in Maine

Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Atlantic Salmon

Salmon Fishing Waters in Maine

If you like salmon, you gotta like Maine. Major lakes including Aziscohos Lake, Big Lake, Chesuncook Lake, Damariscotta Lake, Eagle Lake, Flagstaff Lake, Gardner Lake, Graham Lake, Grand Lake Matagamon, Lobster Lake, Long Lake Harrison-Naples, Mattawamkeag Lake, Millinocket Lake, Moosehead Lake, Mooselookmeguntic Lake, Munsungan Lake, Pemadumcook Lakes, Rangeley Lake, Richardson Lake, Sebasticook Lake, Sebago Lake, Sebec Lake, Schoodic Lake, Square Lake, St Froid Lake, Thompson Lake and West Grand Lake all have healthy populations of salmon.

The Fish River, Mattawamkeag River, Grand Lake Stream, Moose River, Roach River and the Kennebec River (East and West Outlets) are some of the rivers with good to excellent salmon fishing.

The Maine state record landlocked salmon came from Sebago Lake.

5 Members of The Pacific Salmon Family
Pacific salmon

Salmon Fishing
Salmon fishing

The preferred method for catching salmon is fly fishing. Depending on the activity level, salmon may be caught on wet or dry flies. For more details check here for articles about fly fishing for salmon in Maine.

Salmon Organizations

Atlantic Salmon Federation
Atlantic Salmon Trust
Atlantic Salmon Museum
Pacific Salmon Commission
Pacific Salmon Foundation

Maine Salmon Fishing

We will attempt to provide specific detailed information about fishing for salmon. Find information on basic trends and seasonal patterns of salmon. Look here for tips, recommended tackle, techniques and more. We want to help you make your salmon fishing trips more successful.

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The purpose of the page is to provide specific information about fishing for Salmon in Maine. Find information on basic trends and seasonal patterns of salmon here in the state of Maine. Look here for tips, recommended tackle, techniques and more. We want to help you make your salmon fishing trips in ME more successful.

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ATLANTIC SALMON

79 lbs - 2 oz

28 lbs - 1 oz

Preferred Habitat

Spends part of its life in the ocean and the remainder in streams and rivers which drain into the ocean.

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