Fishing near Shapleigh in York County, ME

3.87 Rating based on 13 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Tiger Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Other (Freshwater)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 90
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 23
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Shapleigh Fishing Photos

Tiny Tim near Shapleigh

Tiny Tim

Smallest bass I ever caught on a lure. Zara spook puppy.
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brook trout near Shapleigh

brook trout

fished from bridge up to the dam on great east lake
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Shapleigh fishing photo 4

Looking south across Great East Lake
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The first! near Shapleigh

The first!

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Top Fishing Spots near Shapleigh

Mousam Lake
Mousam Lake

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Square Pond
Square Pond

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Mousam River
Mousam River

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Middle Branch Pond
Middle Branch Pond

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Loon Pond
Loon Pond

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Shapleigh Pond
Shapleigh Pond

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Shapleigh Area Fish Species

Recent Shapleigh Fishing Reports

Great East Fishing Report Jul 31, 2011

Great East

Great East Lake, NH -

Let me start out by saying this lake had some of the clearest water I have ever seen. Even in low light conditions (overcast most of the day) you cou...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Balch Lake (NH) 2012 Fishing Report Aug 31, 2012

Balch Lake (NH) 2012

Balch Lake - Wakefield NH -

Return to Balch Lake this year for a couple of days and had a great time!...

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union meadow  Fishing Report Aug 01, 2008

union meadow

union meadows nh -

fished near railroad tracks...

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Family weekend Fishing Report Aug 01, 2013

Family weekend

Pine River Pond NH -

lil family weekend in the NH.. only 30 of us staying in a 3br house.. UGH... took my nieces out on the boat for an hr or so fishing.. just bobbers and...

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Maiden Voyage  Fishing Report Jun 01, 2011

Maiden Voyage

Saco River, Skelton Dam -

First fishing trip with the new Bayliner, took the family to the Saco River to catch some fish. Everyone caught something that day. Several good coves...

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Wentworth in the fall Fishing Report Jan 09, 2013

Wentworth in the fall

Wentworth -

Thought I'd post a few pics from a decent outing I had in the fall. No monsters, but 7 nice smallies in the 14-16" range.

Until I get ...

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Baits and Tackle used near Shapleigh

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  • i started out using nightcrawlers,i had some bites.i ran out of worms and tried using salmon eggs. i caught 3 trout with the eggs in the pool by the dam.
  • i don't remember which lure i was using at the time... i will try and remember
  • nightcrawler with a bobber
  • full crawler
  • Top Water Red Tube and Sand Worms

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • 5 inch senkos
  • senkos

Creature Check Prices

  • Brush Hog

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • zara spook puppy
  • Zara spook puppy
  • Black Jitterbug

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • phoebe lure

Lizard Check Prices

  • zoom Chartruese lizard

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • crawfish lure
  • crawfish plastic lure
  • i used the bigger crawfish Lure this time

Crankbait Check Prices

  • tried one of my new Lures. small bait fish looking Lure
  • minnow type Lure
  • deep runner crankbait....
  • minnow looking crankbait....

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • black/blue boo jig, no trailer, skirt cut back

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • i was fishing a homemade tandem rig...weedless green minnow bait and a spinnerbait ...hooked the bas on the spinnerbait...i don't know if the other lure helped or not
  • tried a few different lures b4 this one none was working...small spinnerbait

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • Trolling with lead core line

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • nightcrawler with a bobber
  • caught 1 bluegill off a nightcrawler.i had a small piece of weight on it about 1-2 ft up.used a #8 hook
  • fished a nightcrawler and got lots of bites landed 4 of them.i had a small piece of weight on it about 1-2 ft up.used a #8 hook.i also tried wiggly worm lure and landed 3 more.using a jigging motion seem to work.i tried cple other lures with no luck.
  • nightcrawler no weight just drifting in current
  • nightcrawler with weight drifted along the bottom
  • nightcrawler with some weight drifted along bottom
  • trolling with half a nightcrawler about 100 feet behind boat.i had on some weight,swivel,beads,spinner with a #8 hook.i had him hooked on the lip
  • half a nightcrawler on #8 hook with beads and a spinner on the line for added attraction
  • nightcrawler with splitshot weight
  • fished a nightcrawler on a #4 or 6 snelled hook with a snap swivel

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Zoom Horny Toad in Watermelonseed

Herring Check Prices

Saltwater Baits Check Prices

  • Calms

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Mepps #6 Bronze and Orange

Worm Check Prices

  • 5" Yum Dinger black/blue flake
  • 5" Yum Dinger Black/blue flake
  • berkley gulp power bait nightcrawler on a #4 or 6 with a bobber.
  • Wacky rigged Senkos

    Green Pumkin or Bk/ BL
  • 6" Green Brown Pumpkin Senko
  • This was the first (and bigger) of the two Smallmouth I managed to boat. Despite the looks, (he bled quite a bit, I think due to gill damage) I was able to release him safely. For the billionth time, those Tequila Sunrise Power Worms produced all of the action.

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  • berkley gulp nightcrawler powerbait

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