Mainebass1984

You’re going to be hard pressed to find much fishable water in Maine in March. I’d focus more on finding the fish than the lure your fishing. Find the warmest water you can find. Typically that time of year it’s near an inlet. After that let the fish tell you what they want, jerkbait, swimbait, jig, crankbait, Chatterbait… they all work that time of year even if the lake is mostly frozen.

Winni is an excellent topwater lake. A skitter pop or whopper plopper are GREAT choices.

Plenty of Smallies in the Saco. Some largemouth as well. I’d give the Ossipee River a try. Perfect for wading and you’ll get plenty of smallies. Moore Rez is a bit of a drive from Conway. Just be aware the Saco can get very busy with kayakers and tubers.

Just a head up. The first couple weeks of September there usually are a lot of boats practicing for the Reynolds’s Marine open.

Plenty of better places. Have a look at Maine.gov. There are good depth maps and write ups for most bodies of water in the state. Personally my biggest smallies have come from Vermont. Biggest Maine smallie ever caught... an 8 lber came from Thompson Lake not to far from Sebago. IMO the best smallie fishing is much further north of of Sebago and much further east.

Fished Sebago a bunch grew up 25 min from the ramp. Fished many tournaments out of there. If you want big smallies there are better places. If you want to catch 2 to 2 3/4 lbers then Sebgao isnt bad. Sometimes it’s a struggle to even catch those fish. Even during the spawn there aren’t many big fish on beds. Every year there is atleast one big tourney in september. If you average 2 1/4 lb smallies you are in the money. Big smallie over a two or three day smallie is usually around 4 1/4 lbs.

Sebago Lake during July 4th weekend will be like a zoo. I’ve been out there during that week when it’s like an ocean from boat traffic... Not a single sign of wind and would be calm if it wasn’t for the boat traffic. A wonderful thing about that area of Maine.. There are so many options. Personally I’d choose a more of the beaten path lake to cut down on the boat traffic. You’d probably have better fishing too. Sebago can be very mean that time of year.

Catch any giants ?

Fish at night... especially that time of year. You might be pleasantly surprised

Bomo still has giant largemouth in it 5-8 lbers are caught there every year. You can see some of them if you look up the Vermont Master Angler Program..... If you are fishing from shore give Kent Pond a try. It’s not far from Woodstock and you can walk along the entire dam casting for bass.

Bass were hitting jigs pretty well this past weekend

Careful where you do this. It is illegal to mark fish in some states.

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Jig and a jerkbait are hard to beat. Personally I find the warmest water this time of year. Usually areas where an inlet dumps in and areas that have the most sun exposure ( usually the northwest corner or cove ) warm the fastest. Never underestimate the jig ! Swimbaits, chatterbait, rattletraps also work well after ice out.

If anyone on here is interested in fishing a friendly and fun kayak / small boat series in Vermont this upcoming season please feel free to message me with any questions.

Jigs work very well for me. Even if the lake is still have frozen. This time of year you’ve got to find the warmest water.

Are any of the ponds/lakes ice free in Southern NH ? I’m stuck up in the endless winter of VT

Some excellent bass fishing to be had in Vermont right now !

Fall patterns are in full effect. Fish are feeding ! Water temps have been 49-50 degrees. Now is the time to catch big bass !

I will be staying at the USFW training center for the second week of October. Id really like to be able to catch fish while i am down there. I will most likely be shore bound. Any help would greatly be appreciated. I am more than willing to compensate anyone who is kind enough to allow me to join them on there boat for a few hours while i am down there.

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There are a few Mainers on here.... but rarely any posts. rebster you are in a great area for bass fishing. Im not sure you are shore bound or have boat. Ive done well at a few places near you, Sebasticook Lake, Unity Pond and Plymouth Pond all hold big bass. Most of the bodies of water near you hold bass. Not to far south of you the Belgrade area has some of the best bass fishing in the state.

You will be staying in an area with many great bass fishing opportunites all around you.

Haha. Broke through 2 inches of ice for hundred yards but we still got fish. Sniper got you.... Any pics of the 8.3 ?

I’m sure you won’t be alone. Lots of people plan to be out this weekend. Everyone is anxious.