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Freshwater Open Water Season April 1 - Sept 30 Ice Fishing Jan 1 -March 31 Landlocked Salmon Maine's prized freshwater sportfish. From Ice out in late April to the beginning of warmwater season in early June is the best time. Canoe trips at dawn or sundown can sometimes catch the beautiful silvery fish playing and feeding on the top water. Trolling lakes on early summer mornings can also have results. Northern Maine rivers are reknown for this landlocked descendant of the Atlantic Salmon. Lake Trout - Tougue This deep water species is best pursued on early mornings or overcast days. Slow Trolling of deep water ledges and drop offs can yield tremendous fish. Ice out to midsummer sunrise trips can yield sizable fish on many of the State of Maine's pristine cold water lakes. Brook Trout This my all time favorite fish. Maybe it was my love affair bushwacking the local brooks as a kid but I love hitting the rocky streams and ponds in search of Brookies. Their blue, red and yellow speckles and sweet orange and cream undermarkings and their daring strikes make an all day bushwack feel like a childhood daydream. Brown Trout There's nothing quite like taking a Brown while feeding at dusk or dawn of a spring or early summer day...the quick slap and sudden plunge of the line. Abundant in many Maine rivers and lakes due to the efforts to the State's Stocking Program...the Brown has characteristic rust brown spots on its silvery sides. Fall can be a great time to try for Sea Run Browns and they are also an ice fishing favorite. Rainbow Trout The loveliest of the Trout family is found in the waters of the Western Mountains of Maine. Their delicately glistening pink hues reflecting off the ripples of sunlight cast a certain enchantment when these beauties race by your canoe. Samllmouth and Largemouth Bass Bass are the great summertime fish in the lakes and rivers of Maine. The hot action starts in Late May-Early June around spawning time and continues throughout mid-summer. Late summer action can be found in the rivers where the cooler flowing water keeps them active throughout the summer months. Pickerel Ferocious is their stike... darting out from weedbeds and undergrowth to rip and shred your lure. Teeth gnashing , twisting , turning and running... these badboys are such great fun and will hit all day sometimes when no other fish will bite. A great all season fish. Summer and Winter. White Perch White Perch can actually get quite large in the lakes and ponds of Maine where 2-3 pounders are not uncommon. They also migrate through many of the rivers of Maine that connect larger bodies of water. Watch out for their spiney backs and fins when removing hooks. Yellow Perch Great Fun for the kids. Perch like to hang out in large schools. All it takes is a small peice of worm and a bobber and they'll keep hitiing and hitting and hitting. Watch out for their spiney backs and fins when removing hooks. Whitefish Whitefish are quite numerous in many lakes, ponds and major rivers of Maine and can grow to 12-15 inches or more. There is much fun to be had when you hit large pockets of these fish. Suckers Don't count out Suckers and Chubs when you're out there fishing. They may be ugly but they can be huge and a good fight. They'll grab, run and roll with the best of them and where there's suckers there's usually other fish. I've hit them on top with flys as well as fishing the bottom with worms. Saltwater June-September Striped Bass Maine's highly prized saltwater sportfish. We provide limited surfcasting adventures for Stripers around the coastal rivers, rocky points and breakwaters. Schoolies range in the 20-26 inch range. Big boys can reach 40 inches or more in length. Striped Bass Rules : Catch and release until June 10. Hook and Line only-no gaffs June 10 - September 30, limit two fish- one between 20-26 inches and one 40 inches or longer. Kennebec River catch and release until June 30.
David Karl Roberts |
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Landlocked Salmon
Touge (Lake Trout)
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Bass
Pickerel
White Perch
Yellow Perch
Sucker
Whitefish
Striped Bass |
