27 public boat ramps on published waters near Portland.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Portland; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Crescent Lake
Recorded in Crescent Lake: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Crescent Lake reach 54 ft.
- 1Crescent Lake — Raymond: boat ramp on Crescent Lake, ≈ 22.8 mi from downtown.
Thompson Lake
Recorded in Thompson Lake: Atlantic Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, and Slimy Sculpin.
Surveyed depths in Thompson Lake reach 121 ft.
- 2Canoe & kayak launch — Thompson Lake: boat ramp on Thompson Lake, ≈ 27.4 mi from downtown.
Mousam Lake
Recorded in Mousam Lake: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Atlantic Salmon, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Mousam Lake reach 88 ft.
- 3Mousam Lake — Shapleigh: boat ramp on Mousam Lake, ≈ 31.7 mi from downtown.
- 4Canoe & kayak launch — Mousam Lake: boat ramp on Mousam Lake, ≈ 31.8 mi from downtown.
Lake Auburn
Recorded in Lake Auburn: Largemouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Smallmouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Lake Auburn reach 118 ft.
- 5Lake Auburn — Auburn: boat ramp on Lake Auburn, ≈ 33.7 mi from downtown.
- 9Canoe & kayak launch — Lake Auburn: boat ramp on Lake Auburn, ≈ 35.8 mi from downtown.
Moose Pond
Recorded in Moose Pond: Largemouth Bass, Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, and Smallmouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Moose Pond reach 70 ft.
- 6Canoe & kayak launch — Moose Pond: boat ramp on Moose Pond, ≈ 35 mi from downtown.
- 7Moose Pond — Denmark: boat ramp on Moose Pond, ≈ 35.2 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.
- 8Highland Lake — Bridgton: boat ramp on Highland Lake, ≈ 35.7 mi from downtown.
Great East Lake
Recorded in Great East Lake: Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Atlantic Salmon.
Surveyed depths in Great East Lake reach 102 ft.
- 10Boat Launch: boat ramp on Great East Lake, ≈ 36.2 mi from downtown.
- 11Weeks Beach: boat ramp on Great East Lake, ≈ 36.4 mi from downtown.
Lovell Lake
Recorded in Lovell Lake: Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout.
Surveyed depths in Lovell Lake reach 45 ft.
- 12Lovell Lake Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lovell Lake, ≈ 39 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Portland in November.
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
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish

















