Posted By:
gearhead
Guest
Headed your way 09-29-2006 07:44
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Headed to Maine sat. morning.Back home for 2 weeks.Probably get there sun. afternoon late. I have the wife and boy with me but the boat and mud motor on the back. Last year we shot some black ducks on the coast and some teal inland close to my hometown.My cousin and his friend and I are headed upcountry to partidge hunt for 3 days.We are staying in his camper.Probably freeze me out.I have a few days when I dont have anyone to hunt with.I dont like to hunt alone in the boat but I will. If anyone in central maine wants to hunt for a day give me a call.I have a 15ft boat and mud motor and all my decoys and gear.Might be able to work out something. My cell no is 270-871-2474.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Mid-coast 09-24-2006 15:26
Cloudy, Heavy Fog – 60-65 Degrees
Took a ride from Boothbay up to Cox Head (outside route) saw up to 1000 eiders around Cuckolds Light! Seas were 4-5 with heavy fog, vis was 50-150 yards. Came back to Booth Bay via the inside route. Not to many people out but a few striper fisherman. Not to much longer until opening day. Still need to go through everything. Can’t believe summer is over! Oh well. Good luck to all this upcoming season. Be safe on the water i.e. File a float plan with someone, wear your PFD and engine kill switch. Check the wheather often. Why do I say this. Because this year I know of a man who was approaching the baot ramp, hit a log and was ejected from his boat and got sliced up when the boat came back around over him. He lost his right arm. Also the Jeanie B out of Booth Bay. 78 year old man who’s body is still missing. With the amount of boats that were searching for him that day I am sure he would have been located if he was wearing a PFD. Granted, the wheather for both of these tragic events was very calm anything can happen at anytime to anybody!
Good luck and be safe!
[Edited By Andrew-White on 2006-09-24 15:27]
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Mass to Mid-coast 09-18-2006 11:57
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
This past Friday and Saturday I delivered a boat to Boothbay from Glouster. Left Glouster @ 0400 Sat am & proceeded North about 20 miles offshore. It was a beautifull day with zero wind and a nice lazy swell. I did see several center consoles shark fishing. Water temp was 60-62.5 F. We left Firhaven on Friday and the wheather was rather wet and dreary. Saw several minki whales and humpbacks. Didn’t see any tuna jump. Lots of porpoise! It isn’t over yet.
Andrew White
VFE Maine.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Damariscove Island/Bantam Rock 09-04-2006 17:55
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Took a cruise this afternoon around Damariscove Island, Bantam Rock, and Pumkin Island. Saw 3 large rafts of eiders. Also noticed a large school of mackerell on the surface. Nothing appeared to be busting them. Soon! We are getting a light rain up here in Boothbay at the present time.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Casco Bay 09-04-2006 09:13
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
Fished out of the Royal river last Tuesday. It sure felt like fall! I hit some new spots with Storm Chartuse 3″ shads and bait and my last productive spot off Bates Island. No Stripers were caught! I was fishing a slack low tide which is not my favorite. I did have a school of tinkers swarm my chum bag, only managed to catch 2. They were very skididsh. Also caught a 10″ mack on a chunk of mack which was put out for stripers, that was a first. While tooling around I saw many smaller rafts of eiders, mostly hens and imature drakes. Not to long before the season opens up. Need to start clearing the boat of all fishing gear. The early honker season kicks off tomarrow. Will be heading up just North of Rangely for some camping this Thursday. I did spot a flock of geese coming from there roost to a local private field in Edgecomb. Not sure where they are roosting.
All for now.
Posted By:
flylineguide
Guest
Sequin 08-30-2006 13:42
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 60-65 Degrees
I had a charter on the lower Kennebec on Tuesday. Things are slowing down for sure. Only 3 fish on a 4 hour charter. They were happy thou. Tons of blackduck on the river now. Those fish where all caught in the salt not even a strike in the brakish water. Plenty of eiders around no geese that day thou. The regs for the state came out on monday. 10-02-06 is the opener for all ducks. We have the six bird limit this year but the bonus 2 teal is gone. The state is trying to promot taking more mallards. Still 1 blackduck 1 can 1 sprig 2 woodduck 2 hoodies 2 scaup . 5 additional merganser in the bag makes for an 11 duck day inland with an 18 duck day in the sea duck zone possible.
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Mid Coast 08-27-2006 19:36
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 60-65 Degrees
I saw my first huge raft of eiders off the Damariscota river, maybe 500 birds. Have also been seeing resident honkers on my way to work in Edgecomb. Expanded archery opens the 9th (?). IF&W has not put out dates yet, not till September. Neither has the Feds. Will have to haul all my gear out and start going through it all soon. Can’t wait. I hate to see the fishing come to and end. Kind of feels likt it never really kicked off. As for sea ducks I hope to hunt new area this year.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Casco Bay 08-25-2006 20:36
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – 50-60 Degrees
Took my neighbor and good freind from school out on Wednesday for some striper fishing, leaving from the Royal River. Had a little rain on the way to the boat ramp but had none once we got to the ramp. We headed out to Eagle Island to look for some mackerel. As we drifted and jigged we saw 2-3 minki whales (or what I thought to be minkis). After about an hour of getting no bait we went up to Bates Island and anchored up. After trowing over the chum bag and tossing some tasty mackerel chunks in the area I toosed 3 chunk baits in on balloons and then handed to casting rods to my comrads. The action was almost instantanious. We had shoolies on jigs and bait. The biggest for the day was 29.5″. My biggest for the year and for the boat. Total of 6 fish landed and one lost at the boat. I would like to thank Storms 3″ rubber “Bunker” jigs and chartuse curly tail jigs for our good fortune. The mackerel I used was caught about a month ago which I brined, vacuum packed and froze. It thawed out nicley and didn’t turn into mush. We only had a limited amount of time to fish but the day turned out great. One problem that I have run into with fishing this area is the weed. Makes trolling harder if not impossible and can move into an area rather quickly and just make things miserable.
[Edited By Andrew-White on 2006-08-27 12:29]
[Edited By Andrew-White on 2006-08-27 19:25]
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Tantas Ledge 08-21-2006 12:57
Cloudy, High Winds – Over 70 Degrees
Took a trip offshore in my brotherinlaw’s Aquasport early sat AM. Went to Tantas ledge 17 NM out from Pine Point. Seas were 3′-4′ (forecasted)but more like 5′-6′, spaced just right for a wet ride out wind was 10-15 SW and picked up to 25 steady by afternoon. The seas calmed down also towards noon. Vis was great, could see land! (Portland). We were targetting Haddock, Cod and Sharks. We drifted for the day catching 3 Dogfish. The drift was fast despite having a bucket and drift sock out. We kept a shark rod out at all times and kept a good slick going. Caught one Blue Shark that was between 6-7′. I think we hooked the shark over Pollock Hub. Mackerell was the choice shark bait for the day. Also used jigs and bait for ground fish with no luck. Was a good day overall. Hope to get out next week.
[Edited By Andrew-White on 2006-08-21 20:32]
Posted By:
flylineguide
Guest
Scouted Puddlers in Aroostook and Penobscot 08-20-2006 16:50
Cloudy, Occassional Rain Showers – Over 70 Degrees
Got some serios scouting in this weekend. Local Canada geese are numerous should be a fun trip to Aroostook next month. I scouted a couple of teal holes in Penobscot county. Saw plenty of summer ducks a few mallards occasional blackduck and several teal. Looking good for the first week in October. Hopefully there will be a few bluewing still around. I still need a prime drake bluewing. I probably will need to travel to get him thou..
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