Posted By:
flylineguide
Guest
Sequin 08-08-2006 16:16
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I had a slow day today. Fished the mouth of the Kennebec, out to Sequin all around wood, pond, fox islands. Only caught 6 schoolies. 2 on the beach in the surf, 4 in the seafoam on the islands. More importantly I saw tons of eiders. Older drakes are starting in on their winter plummage. They still have a long way to go yet.
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
OFFSHORE 08-07-2006 09:25
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Went about 6 miles offshore from the Royal river (was a mile West of the East Cod Ledge bouy) to try for sharks and maybe a tuna. Seas were about 2′ with a 5-10 kt NW. I saw and caught ZIPO. Not even a dogfish. I monitored the radio and found out that farther offshore (Jefferies and Stellwagon Bank) it was a slow day all around with one tuna hooked and several other tuna bites. I had 2 boats go by, suspecting they were going to Tanta’s. I had a water dept of 150′ +- with 67.5 F for a sea surface temp. This was the first offshore trip in my own boat and fourth overall but was a nice day for it. On my way in as I was passing Halfway Rock Light I trolled 2 orange big macks and a large mackerell Rapala with no takers. Once inside the islands the wind picked up to 10-15 with a 3-4′ chop. tried chunking next to some ledges and had no luck there. Ended up going in early. Other fisherman on the radio were having a hard time getting a bite form anything. This area is a new one for me this year so it is all a learning experiance, all in an effort not to spend gobs of my $ on gas going to my farther usual, familiar spots.
Tight lines.
[Edited By Andrew-White on 2006-08-07 09:33]
Posted By:
flylineguide
Guest
Kennebec River 08-03-2006 12:24
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Had a early morning charter today. We hit the outgoing tide and the low pressure system was right on time with the tide change. We used Atoms, sluggos, bigeye chug bugson open face reels. 27 fish the shortest was 15″ largest was 25″. After I dropped the party off I went back out for me and nailed 4 fish on the 8 weight using super sinking line and an herring pattern. One was 22″ (lunch) the others where all 20″. Not a bad 4 hour charter and 1 1/2 hour relaxing trip for me. I even got home and picked up before this rain started.
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Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Royal River 07-29-2006 19:33
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Launched my boat in the Royal River again but this time I went all the way out into the ocean and did a little exploring. The seas were choppy and there was a good swell coming in. Tried to troll for blufish and mackerell but there was to much weed in the water. I did manage to find the mackerell out by West Brown Cow Island and put about 40 tinkers in the livewell. Only caught about 5 clubs. After loading up I fished a bit more inshore and live lined 2 macks on a bridel rig (wich works great and you can chuck them a mile without the hook ripping through) and managed to hook a blufish until it cut me off. My next move was to the Cousins Island Bridge. I figured it would be a long shot due to a water temp of 70 F but I thought i’d give it a shot. No takers. The water temp out by W Brown Cow was in the mid 60’s. Hope to get out next week when the cooler temps roll in.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Royal river 07-19-2006 16:34
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Took my boat to the Royal River public launch yesterday about 0630. Fished around Cousins Island along a sand flat. The tide was ebbing and there was a very light 5 kt wind or so. Didn’t see any stripers busting bait on the surface. While jigging a 4″ Berkley shad I managed to hook a herring in the lips which quickly wnet onto the bait runner with a balloon which produced a 16″ schoolie. I had my neighbor with me. He had plenty of schoolies swim right up to the boat following his lure and managed to hook one, but the hook pulled. Didn’t have to much time to fish, the wife wanted to go to Sabego for a swim in the nice 83 degree water. Talked to a local fisherman at the boat ramp. He mentioned catching mackerel right by the marinas at the head of the river, other than that he said it had been hit or miss with a few big macks. Hope to get out this weekend.
Tight lines
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Sebago Lake 07-13-2006 10:15
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Took my wife and lab Murphy out on Sebago yesterday before the rain rolled in. The surface water temp was 79 F. I noticed lots of fish stacked up on the “lee” side of shallow humps. I did not fish, instead I swam and trained the pooch to retrieve out of my bigger boat. He acts crazy around the water and on the boat. After a while he calms down and takes a nap. Had to keep him leashed on the boat or else he was jumping over. Will be putting in my VHF and AM/FM/CD player this weekend at work and hope to fish somewhere in the mid coast area.
Tight lines
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Southern to Midcoast 07-10-2006 20:21
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Well I haven’t been out in my boat for stripers since my last report but based on reports I have read and heard it is still hit or miss on the mackerel. Some bigger stripers have been caught up to 40″ off the Kennebeck and Saco rivers. Water temps are in the 60’s for the most part. Small “snapper blues” have been caught which could explain the shyness of the macks. I have been catching squid in Boothbay under a dock light at and around midnight. Have also caught some shoolie stripers in the harbor and seen some slot fish following my lures. Hope to get off shore soon as I have a fixed VHF radio now. Just need some nice wheather when I am not working. All for now. Hope to get out Wed and Thur. Tight lines.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Scarbourgh River, Pine Point 06-26-2006 15:52
Mostly Cloudy, No Precipitation – Over 70 Degrees
Fished the later part of Sunday with some family on the Scarbourgh River/Pine Point. We had the boat in the water by 1245 and fished some red and pink tube lures with a blood worm flavored snythetic bait. No luck. Spent a bit of time trying to catch some mackerel for the live well. Managed to pick 2 up, real close to the rocks and that was it for the day. We anchored up on the ocean side of the rather large and poorly marked sand bar and caught a 20.25″ on chunk mackerel in 4′ of water. Lastly we moved up just below the dayboard and oposite the jetty and pulled in another on a chunk of mack, 25″ long. Had one rod rigged with a slip egg sinker and had one hit. The crabs ate most of our bait. Also saw lots os 3-4′ steurgon junmping clear out of the water. I have noticed this in the Saco, Kennebec and Scarbourgh rivers. Looks like it would be a fun fish to catch if it ever makes it to game fish status. The wheather was very overcast with no rain, temps in upper 70’s with a 5 kt NE wind that picked up to 10+ kts towards evening. Hope to get out again Wed or Thursday if it is not raining to bad.
[Edited By Andrew-White on 2006-06-26 22:46]
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Royal River 06-20-2006 08:12
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – Over 70 Degrees
Fished the Royal river out of the North Yarmouth public launch. It costs $5 per launch and they will credit you what has been spent this season towards a season pass which costs $50. This was my first time on the Royal. Figured I’d try new water and save on gas money by fishing closer to home. The tide was ebbing with a slight SW wind. I found a large sand flat that had schoolies boiling at the surface chasing silversides. Managed to catch some on a popper and a few on the fly. I headed back around 10 or so once the sun started baking me. I fished as many grass banks as I came across with no luck. Ended the day with 7 schoolies. The water temp was 64 f.
Posted By:
Andrew-White
Field Editor
Southern Maine 06-18-2006 18:57
Sunny & Clear, High Winds – Over 70 Degrees
Fished the Mighty Saco yesterday. Launched at 0500. Fished top water and rubber shads on my way down the river along the grassy edges and landed a few shoolies. At 0600 or so I headed out of the mouth and trolled for mackerell for 2 hours. Headed back in with four macks in the livewell, they were on the large side. I live lined and chunked. Managed to take a 24.5″ striper and a schoolie on chunks. In all about 6 stripers were put in the boat with about half lost at the side. The mackerell were very sparse. This may be due to bluefish, which I heard were around! The sea water temp was 61 and the river temp was 66. The fishing slowed down around 10 when the sun started baking my brains out. I did mark lots of fish stacked up in the deeper holes in the river. Hope to go tomarrow.
