Crawford Lake fishing: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch

Target species: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel

The lake

Crawford Lake covers 1,862 acres in Maine, across Washington County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is 27 feet (8.2 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.

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Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: 27 ft (8.2 m). We hold 15 depth contours for this water, drawn from 88 soundings.

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  • 0–2 ft: 29.8% of the surveyed bottom
  • 2–4 ft: 14.1% of the surveyed bottom
  • 4–6 ft: 24.5% of the surveyed bottom
  • 6–8 ft: 19% of the surveyed bottom
  • 8–10 ft: 5% of the surveyed bottom
  • 10–12 ft: 4.2% of the surveyed bottom
  • 12–14 ft: 3.5% of the surveyed bottom

4 target fish, led by Smallmouth Bass

  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
  • Chain Pickerel — Feeding water: 60–75°F.

Where this data comes from

  • Maine DEP — Maine DEP: depth soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
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