Green Lake Fishing Guide, Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  In Maine, Green Lake falls inside Washington County. The bank is 463 feet above sea level. The water covers some 61 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 1.5 miles in total. 29 miles away sits Bradley, the nearest town. It is 189 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Green Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Washington County records list alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brown trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Green Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 15°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Green Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Horseshoe Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Treat access at Green Lake as something to verify.