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Rangeley Lakes
Rangeley sits between Rangeley Lake and Mooselookmeguntic Lake in western Maine, with the Kennebago, Magalloway and Rapid rivers draining the same chain of lakes.
- Maine · East
- 5 waters
- 7 guides nearby
- 2 shops nearby
- AUG airport · 61 mi
Photo credit
Rangeley Lake from the scenic overlook on Route 17, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Waters around Rangeley
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Tap a water for its live flow, access map, regulations and hatches.
Lake or reservoirPhoto credit
Rangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lake or reservoirPhoto credit
Mooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fly-fishing onlyPhoto credit
Kennebago Lake, Maine, which the Kennebago River passes at its western end, in a print from about 1875–1880. Photo: Rijksmuseum, CC0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releasePhoto credit
The Magalloway River below Aziscohos Dam, western Maine (June 1973). Photo: Charles Steinhacker / EPA DOCUMERICA, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releasePhoto credit
The Rapid River from Forest Lodge, Upton, Maine. Photo: Beverkd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Distances and official pages
The rivers, lakes or flats this hub is organised around, each with its straight-line distance from Rangeley. Within 40 miles a water's own page names this hub as near; a farther one shows its distance instead. Where a nearby guide names a water on its own website, we say how many do. Access, seasons and special regulations differ by reach: check the agency pages under license and rules.
- Rangeley Lake3 mi from Rangeley in a straight line · named on 1 guide website nearby
- Mooselookmeguntic Lake9 mi from Rangeley in a straight line
- Kennebago River7 mi from Rangeley in a straight line · named on 1 guide website nearby
- Magalloway River19 mi from Rangeley in a straight line · named on 2 guide websites nearby
- Rapid River18 mi from Rangeley in a straight line · named on 1 guide website nearby
All gauge readings
The first USGS gauge on each water: the latest reading, how it compares with that gauge's record for today's date, the 24-hour trend and the NWS flood stage. Open a water for what the level means.
Reading the gauges around Rangeley…
Meet local guides
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7 guide listings within 60 miles (4 fly-focused), fly-focused first. Unclaimed listings say so on their page: confirm licensing, rates and dates with the outfitter.
Grant's Kennebago Camps
Rangeley, ME · 2 mi
Lake & stillwater · Beginners & lessons · Kennebago River
- Unclaimed
Top Notch Fly Fishing LLC
Errol, NH · 27 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Upper Connecticut & Magalloway
- Unclaimed
Kennebec River Angler
Caratunk, ME · 37 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Kennebec & West Branch Penobscot
- Unclaimed
Western Maine Guide Service
Bethel, ME · 39 mi
Wade trips · Drift boat · Kennebec & Magalloway
- Unclaimed
Tonde Guide Service Inc.
Norridgewock, ME · 43 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Kennebec & Rangeley Lake
- Unclaimed
Fly shops nearby
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2 shop listings in the towns around Rangeley, fly shops first. Confirm hours with the shop before you go.
Fish around Rangeley
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Species the state agency lists on the waters here. A species listed for one water is not a promise for every water.
Brook trout
Listed on 5 waters here
Photo credit
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic salmon
Listed on 5 waters here
Photo credit
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency species and seasons (14 waters)
Taken from the state agency pages of 14 waters around Rangeley, each on its own water page with the agency link. Seasons are quoted word for word and apply to the water named.
- Brook trout6 waters
- Landlocked salmon5 waters
“Downstream of Aziscohos Lake Dam to the border with New Hampshire: FFO ( Fly fishing only ), S-22 ( Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish ). Use of barbed hooks is prohibited. All brook trout caught must be released alive at once.”
Magalloway River · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, read 2026-10-14
“All brook trout caught must be released alive at once. From August 16 - September 30: S-7 ( All trout, landlocked salmon, and togue caught must be released alive at once ).”
Magalloway River · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, read 2026-10-14
“RAPID RIVER, Township C, Upton (North Zone). General fishing laws apply, except: FFO ( Fly fishing only ).”
Rapid River · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, read 2026-10-14
“Closed to all fishing after September 15 is that portion of the Rapid River between the remnants of Lower Dam to the red markers near the head of Long Pool, so-called.”
Rapid River · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, read 2026-10-14
“S-22 ( Daily bag limit on landlocked salmon: 1 fish ). From August 16 - September 30: FFO ( Fly fishing only ), S-7 ( All trout, landlocked salmon, and togue caught must be released alive at once ). Tributaries: FFO ( Fly fishing only ), and closed to fishing after August 15.”
Kennebago River · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, read 2026-10-14
“The Logans, so called, from upper (Mahaney) dam upstream to red markers: Open to open water fishing April 1 - September 30”
Kennebago River · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, read 2026-10-14
Species guides mention (6)
Counted from the species each guide lists on its own site. This is what guides advertise, not an agency species list or a promise of what you will catch.
- Brook trout5
- Brown trout4
- Rainbow trout3
- Smallmouth bass3
- Lake trout2
- Arctic grayling1
- Chinook salmon1
- Coho salmon1
Things to know
Fishing license: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Fees on the agency page.
Not verified by us
Getting there
AUG Augusta State Airport · 61 mi
Regulations and access
Seasons, limits and access: agency pages.
Official license and rules pages
Buy the license from the agency and read its current regulations before you go. These links are the authoritative pages; nothing on this page grants or implies access to any water, and fees are only shown when read from the agency page on a stated date.
Nothing here grants or implies access to any water.
Women-led and women’s trips
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Near Rangeley Lakes. From each business's own website, not checked by us. Plan around them in the trip planner.
- Tonde Guide Service Inc.Guide · Norridgewock · 43 miWomen's trips: from their website, read oct 20, 2026
The Rangeley Lakes area
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The circle is the 60-mile area this page covers, around Rangeley. Tap a water for its page. Shops and guides appear where they publish a street address on their own website; all of them are listed above.
Map of the Rangeley Lakes area: its waters, shops and guides
Map of Rangeley Lakes: the 60-mile area this page covers, its waters, and shops and guides with an exact address.
Restrooms near Rangeley Lakes
Restrooms near Rangeley Lakes
Restrooms within 5 miles of the centre of Rangeley Lakes in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 6 restrooms near Rangeley Lakes
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 6 restrooms near Rangeley Lakes, numbered as in the list, with the town centre marked.
Restroom
under 0.1 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
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Restroom
2.2 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
2.8 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
3.8 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
3.9 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
3.9 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Base yourself nearby
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Rangeley and Oquossoc are the two villages on the lakes; Stratton and Eustis sit to the north on Flagstaff Lake. We do not list or price properties. The search opens an outside site.
Nearest airports
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Distances are straight-line from the town centre, computed from OurAirports open data; distances by road are longer. Fares are never estimated here.
- AUG Augusta State AirportAugusta, ME · 61 mi · regionalSearch flights
- BGR Bangor International AirportBangor, ME · 90 mi · regionalSearch flights
- PWM Portland International JetportPortland, ME · 93 mi · major hubSearch flights
Rough out the trip
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Set nights, anglers and guided days. Each line says where its figure comes from, and anything we cannot source honestly (guide rates, fares, license fees not read from the agency page) stays a link rather than a number.
Estimates, not quotes
- Fishing licenseSee sourceAgency page
Source
One per angler (2 anglers). Fees are set by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife; see the agency page.
Source: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - Guided days4 rates pagesGrant's Kennebago CampsTop Notch Fly Fishing LLCKennebec River AnglerSwamp Fox Guide Service
Source
1 guided day for 2 anglers. We do not copy guide rates: 4 guides near here publish a rates page on their own website.
Source: Guide websites (rates pages linked, never copied) - Find lodgingSee sourceSearch lodging
Source
Search places to stay near the destination. We do not list or price properties.
Source: Lodging search link - FlightsSee sourceSearch flights
Source
Fares are not estimated here. Search flights to AUG (Augusta State Airport).
Source: Flight search link (no fares quoted)
No priced itemsUse the links for real figures.
How we estimate
Estimates, not quotes. Nothing here is a price from a guide, a property or an airline; confirm every cost with the provider before you book. No placeholder lodging range is configured for this region, and licenses, guided days and flights are never priced here.
Parks, forests and visitor offices
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For the non-fishing days, or the people traveling with you. Official sources only; what to do there is for their pages to say.
Gear checklist
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A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
Watch: stillwater trout basics
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Chironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Catch More Trout in Lakes Using Indicators – Stillwater Fly Fishing TipsEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Stillwater Fly Fishing Is Simpler Than You Think! | Introduction to Stillwater Fly FishingEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Why is this Chironomid Fly Pattern So Versatile? | Two-Toner BC Chironomid | Fly Tying TutorialEmbedded from YouTube · Fly Fish Food · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Stories from Maine
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly, tagged with a water in Maine.
No Maine stories yet.
Sources for this page
All 8 sources
Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories (open map records checked against each business’s own website). Everything else links to the publisher below; this page copies none of their text. A destination hub organises discovery; it does not assert public access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife: fishing licensesMaine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Maine fishing laws and rulesMaine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Maine IFW fishingMaine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Maine state parks (Rangeley Lake State Park)Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
- Appalachian National Scenic TrailNational Park Service
- Rangeley Lakes Region Chamber of CommerceRangeley Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
- OurAirports open data (airport locations)OurAirports, public domain
- Overture Maps places (guide and shop map records)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0
Links checked 13 Oct 2026. Not a claim of access or conditions.