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deep , stocked ponds or wild streams , The Maine Highlands offers a fishing experience for every angler .
The Penobscot River is often considered one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries in the eastern United States and many of Lincoln ’ s lakes drain into this river . Anglers may catch smallmouth bass , white perch , yellow perch , and pickerel while watching bald eagles , ospreys , great blue herons , deer , otter , and other wildlife while on the water .
KATAHDIN REGION | salmon , lake trout , brook trout , splake , perch , and pickerel
PENOBSCOT RIVER | world-class bass fishing , as well as landlocked salmon LINCOLN LAKES REGION | small mouth bass , bass , white perch , chain pickerel , salmon , brook , and lake trout MOOSEHEAD LAKE REGION | perch , brook trout , salmon , and togue SEBASTICOOK VALLEY REGION | brook trout , togue , pickerel , bass , white perch , yellow perch
ICE FISHING Generations of Mainers have enjoyed fishing year round on the state ’ s frozen lakes and ponds . The ice fishing season depends on weather conditions , but usually
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REGULATIONS Fishing regulations vary by location and by waterway . Before you go , check the laws at maine . gov / ifw / fishing / laws .
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