35 public boat ramps on published waters near Lewiston.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Lewiston; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Lake Auburn
Recorded in Lake Auburn: Largemouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Smallmouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Lake Auburn reach 118 ft.
- 1Lake Auburn — Auburn: boat ramp on Lake Auburn, ≈ 3.2 mi from downtown.
- 2Canoe & kayak launch — Lake Auburn: boat ramp on Lake Auburn, ≈ 6 mi from downtown.
Thompson Lake
Recorded in Thompson Lake: Atlantic Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, and Slimy Sculpin.
Surveyed depths in Thompson Lake reach 121 ft.
- 3Canoe & kayak launch — Thompson Lake: boat ramp on Thompson Lake, ≈ 14 mi from downtown.
Cobbosseecontee Lake
Recorded in Cobbosseecontee Lake: Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Redbreast, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Cobbosseecontee Lake reach 100 ft.
- 4Cobbosseecontee Lake — Monmouth: boat ramp on Cobbosseecontee Lake, ≈ 15.7 mi from downtown.
- 10Cobbosseecontee Lake — Winthrop: boat ramp on Cobbosseecontee Lake, ≈ 22.1 mi from downtown.
Crescent Lake
Recorded in Crescent Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Crescent Lake reach 54 ft.
- 5Crescent Lake — Raymond: boat ramp on Crescent Lake, ≈ 15.9 mi from downtown.
Pennesseewassee Lake
Recorded in Pennesseewassee Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic Salmon.
Surveyed depths in Pennesseewassee Lake reach 48 ft.
- 6Canoe & kayak launch — Pennesseewassee Lake: boat ramp on Pennesseewassee Lake, ≈ 18.8 mi from downtown.
- 9Pennesseewassee Lake — Norway: boat ramp on Pennesseewassee Lake, ≈ 19.7 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.
- 7Maranacook Lake — Winthrop: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 18.9 mi from downtown.
- 8Canoe & kayak launch — Maranacook Lake: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 19 mi from downtown.
- 11Maranacook Lake — Readfield: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 23 mi from downtown.
- 12Readfield Town Beach Water Access: boat ramp on Maranacook Lake, ≈ 23.8 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Lewiston in November.
FreshwaterAtlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Salmonidae
30 in50 lb7 yr82 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBrown Trout
Salmo trutta
Salmonidae
30 in30 lb10 yr181 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr936 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















