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Weekend fishing itinerary near Lewiston
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Lewiston

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Lewiston. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Lake Auburn

Start the day on Lake Auburn, launching from the ramp below.

Lake Auburn is a 6-minute drive from downtown Lewiston. Launch at Lake Auburn — Auburn, the public ramp on Lake Auburn closest to downtown (≈ 3.2 mi). Public access on Lake Auburn: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 118 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Smallmouth Bass.

From Lake Auburn — Auburn to Little Pennesseewassee Pond — Norway: 43 min by road (25 mi).

Evening: Little Pennesseewassee Pond — Norway

End the day at Little Pennesseewassee Pond — Norway — no boat needed.

Pennesseewassee Lake is a 37-minute drive from downtown Lewiston. Little Pennesseewassee Pond — Norway: shore access on Pennesseewassee Lake, ≈ 21.2 mi from downtown. Public access on Pennesseewassee Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 48 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic Salmon.

Day 2

Morning: Cobbosseecontee Lake

Start the day on Cobbosseecontee Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Cobbosseecontee Lake is a 30-minute drive from downtown Lewiston. Launch at Cobbosseecontee Lake — Monmouth, the public ramp on Cobbosseecontee Lake closest to downtown (≈ 15.7 mi). Public access on Cobbosseecontee Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 100 ft. Recorded here: Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Redbreast, and Black Crappie.

From Cobbosseecontee Lake — Monmouth to Messalonskee Lake — Belgrade: 35 min by road (19.4 mi).

Evening: Messalonskee Lake — Belgrade

End the day at Messalonskee Lake — Belgrade — no boat needed.

Messalonskee Lake is a 53-minute drive from downtown Lewiston. Messalonskee Lake — Belgrade: shore access on Messalonskee Lake, ≈ 30.5 mi from downtown. Public access on Messalonskee Lake: 3 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 113 ft. Recorded here: Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Lewiston in November.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Lewiston fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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