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Maine

Green Lake

Anglers know Green Lake as a 3,135-acre Hancock County lake in Maine; largemouth patterns turn with the calendar.

Surface
3,135acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Green Lakevia Open-Meteo · 13:00 local
Air temp
70.7°F
Barometric
29.94″
↑rising 24h(+0.08)
Wind
5mph
from S
Moon
Waxing Crescent
day 4.0 · 17% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 18
    julSat

    Better early

    hi 75° · lo 54°

    Pre-dawn through 9am. Get on the water before the front; the bite likely shrinks once precip starts.

    ── front rolling in · s wind setting up

  2. 19
    julSun

    Watch the wind

    hi 77° · lo 62°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

  3. 20
    julMon

    Stable window

    hi 79° · lo 53°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light w wind · settled

§ 04Field notesMaine

Where it is

Green Lake sits in Hancock County, Maine, covering about 3,135 acres. Largemouth work shallow-to-deep and back as conditions change through the year.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Rising temperatures draw largemouth into shallow cover to stage and spawn; the protected, faster-warming water turns on first.

Summer. Bass settle on deeper edges and shaded cover after the surface warms, with first and last light the stronger times.

Fall. Cooling water moves bait shallow again and largemouth follow, spreading out and feeding ahead of winter.

Winter. Largemouth go deep and sluggish in cold water, so a slow, methodical approach is the safer bet.

Key structure

  • Shoreline cover near quick depth changes
  • Transitions from soft to hard bottom
  • Wind-pushed banks that gather forage
  • Channel edges and the breaks beside them

Read the season; the structure list only matters through that lens.

Forage

Schools of baitfish are the engine on Green Lake, and largemouth relate to them through the Maine seasons.

Access

Public access is spread around Green Lake; confirm current launch and water-level conditions through local sources.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:00581429). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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