Tomah Lake Fishing Guide, Washington County, Maine

• Overview

  Tomah Lake is a Washington County water, Maine side. The sea is 36 miles distant. It measures about 59 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 1.3 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For supplies, McAdam is 21 miles out. The big place round here is Lévis, 185 miles distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Tomah Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Washington County include alewife, Atlantic salmon and rainbow smelt. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Tomah Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 13°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Tomah Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Big Greenland Lake is 1.1 miles distant. The position on Tomah Lake is worth confirming on the day.