Fishing Sebasticook Lake

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Sebasticook Lake, ME

Popular Fish Species Sebasticook Lake, ME

Sebasticook Lake Popular Fish - Black Crappie

Black Crappie Fishing

A nice population of black crappie resides in Sebasticook Lake. Crappie tend to run in schools, and once a school is located, there is a good chance for catching significant numbers. Crappie fishing is easy and requires simple, basic gear. Virtually any fishing pole, reasonably small line and crappie jigs or small hooks baited with live bait, creates the ideal setup. Add a bobber and you can set the depth you prefer the bait to maintain. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here. When the lake freezes over, ice fishing is often a great way to catch a nice bunch of slabs. Because crappie prefer cover and structure, locate brush and vegetation in appropriate water depths. Using a fish finder can help locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels in deeper water.

Sebasticook Lake Popular Fish - Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Smallmouth bass are the most sought-after species at Sebasticook Lake, with fish over 3 pounds very common. Largemouth bass also reside here in good numbers. Smallmouth bass fishing is particularly good when they move to shallow water. Use shallow spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, crankbaits, tube baits and jerkbaits around any sort of rip rap. Around grass, use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In winter, when the lake freezes over, consider ice fishing for smallies. Other times, focus your time on deeper structure with drop-shot rigs, small worms, jigs and spoons. Rock piles and points are prime areas for smallmouth as these areas are also home to crawfish.

Sebasticook Lake Popular Fish - White Perch

White Perch Fishing

Sebasticook Lake continues to have a very healthy population of white perch, which have been a mainstay in the fishery for decades. White perch are great table fare, and are a food source for many predator fish in the lake as well. Fishing for white perch is simple, their primary diet consists of minnows and other small fish, insects and worms. White perch tend to gather in small groups and hang out on relatively deep structure, near cover and/or drop-offs. Use a small hook and sinker. Bait a small hook with minnows, worms or small jigs using 6 to 10 pound line. They make for an excellent fish fry, are a food source for many of the larger predator fish in the lake, and they are fun to catch in winter when ice fishing.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, pumpkinseed sunfish, redbreast sunfish, white perch, yellow perch and chain pickerel at Sebasticook Lake in Maine.

Located on the northern outskirt of Newport Maine, Sebasticook Lake is a 4,300-acre fishery. Most of the 29 miles of shoreline is private property.

There are areas for fishing from the bank especially at campgrounds and along the east side of the lake. Sebasticook Lake Campground, located at the southern-most tip of the lake, has a boat launch ramp. Considered a top bass fishing lake in the area, anglers can catch both largemouth and smallmouth in good size and numbers. Crappie, perch, pickerel and sunfish also reside here and deserve attention from anglers.

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Sebasticook Lake Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Rental: YES
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: YES
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: YES
Bait & Tackle: YES
Restaurant: YES

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Newport Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off Elm Street, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.