3 piers and shore spots on public waters near Lewiston — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Lewiston; below are the 3 closest, grouped by water.
Pennesseewassee Lake
Recorded in Pennesseewassee Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic Salmon.
Surveyed depths in Pennesseewassee Lake reach 48 ft.
- 1Little Pennesseewassee Pond — Norway: shore access on Pennesseewassee Lake, ≈ 21.2 mi from downtown.
Highland Lake
Recorded in Highland Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Highland Lake reach 67 ft.
- 2Highland Lake — Falmouth: shore access on Highland Lake, ≈ 24.9 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.
- 3Messalonskee Lake — Belgrade: shore access on Messalonskee Lake, ≈ 30.5 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Lewiston in November.
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
FreshwaterAtlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Salmonidae
30 in50 lb7 yr82 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBrook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmonidae
30 in12 lb5 yr99 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish












