Sunken Lake is a lake in Maine, near Washington County.
Sunken Lake is a lake in Washington County, Maine and covers about 1,101 acres, with a deepest recorded spot of 34 feet.
Sunken Lake is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Sunken Lake include brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch.
For smallmouth bass at Sunken, drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and points, or use a small crankbait when the fish are chasing.
For panfish at Sunken, 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 Sunken, throw a small spoon or flashy swimbait along weeds for chain pickerel.
For brown bullheads at Sunken, put a nightcrawler or small piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water, especially after sunset.
For trout at Sunken, 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.
Spring at Sunken 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 Sunken can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Sunken, 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 with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Sunken, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Sunken, 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 Sunken is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
Brook trout is on the fish list for Sunken, 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.