But today, more stocked togue survive. Landlocked salmon Distinguished by a silvery body with black spots and a forked tail, salmon are found in 316 lakes around the state, but only about 200 are considered principal fisheries. Some of the premier salmon lakes are Sebago, Rangley, West and East Grand, Chesuncook, the Fish River chain, and Long Pond in Belgrade. White perch Considered by many anglers the most tasty fish in Maine and certainly one of the most numerous. They're found in nearly all state waters larger than 100 acres and they're so prolific there is no bag limit on perch.
Good fishing is available all summer, espcially when an angler lucks into a school.
The only problem with perch is that in many waters there are so many that few get a chance to grow very large. In the majority of cases, you don't want to catch and release perch,'' said Mike Smith, state fish biologist. There are a few places where that's not the case, but overall it's a situation where there are too many fish. Northern pike Illegally introduced into Maine waters, probably in the last 20 years or so, the northern pike has spread throughout the Belgrade chain and now is firmly established in other waters, such as Sabattus Pond. But open-water fishing is getting more popular.