30 public boat ramps on published waters near Augusta.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Augusta; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Cobbosseecontee Lake
Recorded in Cobbosseecontee Lake: Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Redbreast, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Cobbosseecontee Lake reach 100 ft.
- 1Cobbosseecontee Lake — Winthrop: boat ramp on Cobbosseecontee Lake, ≈ 6 mi from downtown.
- 7Cobbosseecontee Lake — Monmouth: boat ramp on Cobbosseecontee Lake, ≈ 10.9 mi from downtown.
Messalonskee Lake
Recorded in Messalonskee Lake: Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.
Surveyed depths in Messalonskee Lake reach 113 ft.
- 2Canoe & kayak launch — Messalonskee Lake: boat ramp on Messalonskee Lake, ≈ 9.3 mi from downtown.
- 8Messalonskee Lake — Sidney: boat ramp on Messalonskee Lake, ≈ 12.2 mi from downtown.
Maranacook Lake
Recorded in Maranacook Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Maranacook Lake reach 127 ft.
- 3Canoe & kayak launch — Maranacook Lake: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 9.8 mi from downtown.
- 4Maranacook Lake — Winthrop: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 9.9 mi from downtown.
- 5Readfield Town Beach Water Access: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 10.3 mi from downtown.
- 6Maranacook Lake — Readfield: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 10.4 mi from downtown.
China Lake
Recorded in China Lake: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic Salmon.
Surveyed depths in China Lake reach 92 ft.
- 9China Lake — Vassalboro: boat ramp on China Lake, ≈ 12.3 mi from downtown.
Ellis Pond
Recorded in Ellis Pond: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Ellis Pond reach 52 ft.
- 10Salmon Lake — Belgrade: boat ramp on Ellis Pond, ≈ 14.3 mi from downtown.
Great Pond
Recorded in Great Pond: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Alewife.
Surveyed depths in Great Pond reach 69 ft.
- 11Great Pond — Belgrade: boat ramp on Great Pond, ≈ 15 mi from downtown.
Long Pond
Recorded in Long Pond: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye.
Surveyed depths in Long Pond reach 105 ft.
- 12Long Pond — Mount Vernon: boat ramp on Long Pond, ≈ 15.2 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Augusta in November.
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr936 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBrown Trout
Salmo trutta
Salmonidae
30 in30 lb10 yr181 watersGame fish
FreshwaterAtlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Salmonidae
30 in50 lb7 yr82 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowSmallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Centrarchidae
24 in12 lb10 yr443 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr701 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
















