Spruce Mountain Lake is a lake in Maine, near Washington County.
Spruce Mountain Lake is a lake in Washington County, Maine and covers about 426 acres, with a deepest recorded spot of 43 feet.
Spruce Mountain Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Spruce Mountain Lake include landlocked Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch.
For panfish at Spruce Mountain, use a worm or tiny jig near weeds and shade for pumpkinseed, and fish a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom for yellow perch.
For pike, pickerel or muskellunge at Spruce Mountain, throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads at Spruce Mountain, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For trout at Spruce Mountain, try a small spoon, inline spinner, streamer or worm near cool incoming water for brook trout, and use a small minnow plug, spoon or streamer in cool water for brown trout.
For deep-water fish at Spruce Mountain, troll a smelt-colored streamer, thin spoon or small minnow plug for landlocked salmon.
Spring at Spruce Mountain is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Spruce Mountain can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Spruce Mountain, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod covers most casting at Spruce Mountain, while a second rod with enough line and weight to reach deep water is useful for salmon.
At Spruce Mountain, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Spruce Mountain is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
Landlocked Atlantic salmon is on the fish list for Spruce Mountain, so start with a bait made for that fish instead of guessing at a species that may not be there.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.