Learning Curve
Being a guide has already been very rewarding as I have learned so much this year alone. Every day has new challenges that stretch my skill sets constantly. One huge challenge is catching fish through my clients. Each angler has a different skill set that you have to...
Guide Time
The fishing this week has been very good throughout the Presumpscot River. Took a client out on Wednesday and the weather and the river conditions could not have been better. We were on the river by 6AM, which may be early for some, but that is the prime time to be...
First Week of June Review
I love the month of June as the days are getting longer and the trout and salmon are more active throughout ponds and rivers. The Presumpscot River has seen a tremendous amount of fish stocked and even some 17 inch plus fish. With this stocking program there are many...
Sebec River: Home Water
It is always a pleasure for me to fish where it all began. The Sebec River is that place and I cut my teeth as a new fly fisher with my Dad's old Cortland 8 weight rod with a broken tip. When I had the rod tip fixed it was six inches shorter and was better suited for...
Roach River
The Roach River will always be a very special place for me. There have been so many memories fishing with my friends and there have been some incredible moments that you needed to be there to believe. Such an instance was during the last week of September many years...
Future of Our Rivers
The Crooked River is a very healthy river with a promising future. That was not always the case. Just a few years ago the future of this river hung in the balance as a group wanted to dam up the river to run their mill for historical purposes. This would have had a...
The Eagles Have Landed
Finally, the bald eagles have come back to their nest on Lower Range Pond. I had seen one flying around last week, but no activity in the nesting area. Today both of them were busy flying around the pond with sticks in their beaks rebuilding their nest. Some of...
It Was a Cold Day
This day was a day of polar opposites. Got to Lower Range Pond as the sun was coming up and the water was calm with no wind. The silence of the morning was broken up periodically by the calling of a pair of loons. That is a sound I will never get tired of hearing....
Open Water
I had the opportunity to get out on Sebago Thursday with my friend Dan Hillier, also a Registered Maine Guide. We were out on his boat for the day as the Big Bay of the lake was open. This event brings many anglers to the water as one of the first large bodies of...
First Salmon of the Season
Even with this warmer stretch of weather the water on the Crooked River is still very cold and levels have come up since last week. The water is running very clear and conditions will improve over the course of this week and into next. The water level needs to drop a...