Fishing Second Marks Lake in Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Second Marks Lake is listed under Washington County, Maine. It stands 207 feet above sea level. Around 50 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 1.5 miles, and most of it is walkable. Nearest town is Machias, 4.8 miles off. East Machias lies 6.3 miles off, Machiasport another 7.7 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Second Marks Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Washington County names alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt, brown trout and smallmouth bass. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Second Marks Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 17°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan any trip to Second Marks Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Keeley Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Second Marks Lake.