Salmon Lake Fishing Spot

• Max Depth: 57'
• Elevation: 358'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/12/09 03:46 PM
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The Belgrade chain of lakes consist of seven lakes. East Pond flows into North Pond. North Pond empties into Great Pond. McGrath Pond flows into Salmon Lake and Salmon Lake also empties into Great Pond. Great Pond flows into Long Pond and then, Long Pond empties into Messalonskee Lake by way of the Belgrade Stream. All seven lakes are part of the Messalonskee Stream drainage which is one of the tributaries to the Kennebec River. The seven Belgrade lakes have a combined surface area of 20,311 acres. All seven lakes are accessible by way of boat launches except McGrath Pond. People must use the boat launch on Salmon Lake and then travel through the narrows to McGrath Pond. The deepest lake is Messalonskee with a maximum depth of 113 feet. The shallowest lake is North Pond with a maximum depth of 20 feet. There are over 20 different fish species swimming in the Belgrades. They consist of the following: American eel, Eastern brook trout, Black crappie, Brown trout, Bullhead (Horned pout), Chain pickerel, Fallfish (Chub), Four-spine stickleback, Golden shiner, Landlocked salmon, Splake, Landlocked alewife, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Pumpkinseed sunfish, Rainbow smelt, Redbreast sunfish, Slimy sculpin, Threespine stickleback, White perch, White sucker, and finally Yellow perch. Even though there is a wide variety of fish to target in the Belgrades, sportsmen usually set their sights on the following favorites: Brown trout, Brook trout, Landlocked salmon, Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, and White perch. Salmon Lake has a surface area of 667 acres and a maximum depth of 57 feet.