Time Away...

It's been a hectic few weeks here...From saltwater, to freshwater, to camping and travel...I've been super busy. There have been no real highlights since we last wrote, but a few stripes and brookies to hand. Nothing out of the ordinary, but it's helped fill my weeks up. This week is actually the first week in a long time that I've not fished every week day (or traveled). I’ve got a few days off, but then we’re heading North for the long weekend to pick on some brook trout and salmon.

Boz has some great prospective spots up North, so we’re stoked to get up and pick up a few fish. Both ponds and rivers are game on, so we should have some updates next week…

Till then…

Big Orvis Trout

New Ride...

Finn Watching Me Cast...

Snapper...

Seal...

In Search Of Stripes...

Sunset...



 

Finn Enjoying Orvis...




 

Sleepy





Sleep...



UPDATE!

Alright, so we’ve been off the blog quite a bit…but with good reason…

Strippers…I mean Stripers.

Seriously though, the striper fishing has been off the hook. I’m just finishing up my 6th straight day of chasing some line sides and I have to say that I’m addicted to the bone on these fish. I’ve certainly not given up on freshwater fish, but at the moment, I’ve found myself obsessed with big knarly bass in the surf…

So with tonight being an early night (I did fish earlier), we decided to update you all. No freshwater fishing these last few weeks, but we do have some in store over the next few weekends. Some out of state stuff should bring us more pictures and stories. Foul weather had kept the camera in the bag the last few trips, but there will definitely be some striper pics in the near future…

If you’ve got stories, pictures, or would like to contribute your fishing ventures, please feel free…we’d love to share the wealth!

Tight lines, and we’ll be back shortly!

Update & Fish Of A Lifetime...

Slow week, high water, though Jeremy Cameron of Flies & Fins was able to coax one of the most massive and beautiful brook trout I have ever seen to eat. Weather is starting to turn, so we should be seeing rivers lower down, and stripes in the salt...

Pictures...

Schmidt hasn't been doing back back in the big "O". Pictures of his hog from this past week...



Till nextime...

Update...Not Sure Where To Begin...

Ok...Last few weeks have been a bit hectic between work and some fishing over this past weekend...here we go...

Amy throwing bugs up North!

Amy's first brookie (Wild!), on a dry!

Finn's first brookie!

Yeah, one of my smaller ones...



Up High...



Before the high water...

After The High Water...

Gorge...

She's BIG!

Amy's First Moose...

Subi - Yellow Canoe Optional...



Golden...



  

Boz Destroying Brookies...

And Again...

And Yet Again...

Camp...

Katahdin...

Katahdin x 2

Mount Desert Island...

Blonde Wifey...

 

Treats For Camping...

Coast...

Sunset Set-up...

Tourist Season...

Weekly Update...

Well, sorry again for the delay…it’s been another bit of a whirlwind week, though with LOTS of fishing, and a few business notes…
To start out, the first leg of fishing in Southern Maine has finally started to close. The Salmon are backing off a bit, though that means that it’s now time to focus in one some brook trout in the coming weeks!

The last week has been primarily spent on chasing some silver sharks (Landlocked Salmon). With some recon, we’ve been able to track a few down on their spring migration into the rivers to feed. We managed a float down a local river with mixed results. Definitely a learning experience. Though the spring wasn’t epic by any stretch, it was fun, and has brought a season of firsts…

This last week I managed to hook my first Maine Brook Trout of the season, a nice plump 18” of beauty…as well as a rather large pickerel…hoping that the two balance themselves out with the fly fishing gods.

On a few business notes, Boz has his new floating ride almost complete. Be sure to check out his blog in the coming days for some notes and pictures on the beauty…and trust me, she is! Make sure to check out his site also. I do know he’s got a few extra trips up his sleeves for the season, and if you’re lucky enough…

As for this meandering boy, I finally got the nod to join an office team in the area for some working time. Not that it’s a bad thing…it’ll fund some fishing trips in the coming months…but some of the mid week adventures may come to an end. It was inevitable…but who knows…perhaps it’ll end as soon as it began.

In the mean time, we’ll leave you with some pictures from the last week. I can say that Boz has gotten some amazing footage over the last week, and will probably be incorporated into a video of the season in the coming months. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on that project…

Rumors of salty fish have us on edge for the coming weeks…(evil grin)...

Smelty Who?

Sammy The Salmon...



Gotta Love A Lake Trout -
In a bottle or on your line...



Weekly Update

Well, it’s been kind of a quiet week here in ME…not much going on in the way of fishing. I did manage to climb into the waders for a few days, but struck out each time. Spring is finally here though, and after a great weekend (temps into the high 60’s), we’re looking forward to some awesome fishing, as well as some insect activity soon!

In the meantime, we’ll leave you with an update of another kind…Boz’s new drifty…

He managed to pick up the rig late last week, and we began the task of putting the final touches on all day yesterday, and again today. He’s hoping to have her into some water a week from now, but that may depend on some drying times, and the temperature/humidity…

I’ll try to snap a few pics from his project for those boat builders out there…

OK, Sign Me Up!

from Moldy Chum...some good shit!

Weekly Update x 2

Well it’s been a bit of a frantic two weeks. I’ve been traveling back and forth to Ohio, to Connecticut twice, and then trying to maintain a life up North here…not a lot of fun…

However, we have been able to manage some time to focus on fishing, which is slowly starting to turn here…

A few highlights from the last few weeks…

Connecticut trout are starting to turn. Managed a few fish on April 10th – 11th…both on nymphs and streamers. No pictures unfortunately due to weather…

Ohio was pretty much fishless…

I did manage to get out with Conklin for a few casts on a bass pond, and caught up on life…no fish to hand though. Also, with a few hours to explore, I made my way up to the Chagrin River to check out a few of the changes that we saw over the last few months with rain/snow melt off, and wow, does it look like a new river. Having spent most of my time in Ohio exploring that river, I’m now looking forward to learning it all over again.

As for Ohio fishing, the rains have kept many people off the streams. Boz is actually back in his home town in Ohio, and has said the rivers are way too swollen to even fish, and with rain every day, things aren’t looking good.

After landing back in ME from Ohio, Boz, myself, and another friend went out for some exploratory fishing and scouting. After spending a few hours in the car jumping around and casting in a few places, we finally decided to hike into a spot Greg knew about. After about 3 casts, I tied into my first Salmon of the year. There were a few jumps, and a few good runs, but finally I managed to coax the fresh fish into shore for a few pictures and video (pics below).

After the release, we went fishless for the rest of the day…though feeling good, as it was the fist salmon of the year for any of us.

After a few errands the next day, I did some more exploring alone and bagged a nice big smallie, another first of the year! Again, weather kept the camera in the bag, but it was great to lip a 4lb smallie.

Since then, it’s been pretty quiet. I did some exploring today around Southern Maine, but only had one missed take. The weather kicked up a bit as the day went on, so I skipped around to a few places. There’s precipitation in the forecast for the next few days, so I may focus on some tying instead…we’ll see where the winds bring us…

Anyways, here are some of the pics…nothing you couldn’t imagine, but it’s at least some film…hoping to get back on the photographs moving forward…

First Salmon

Sammy The Salmon

Lily Keeping Watch



Skipping Weekly Update...BUT...

Being frantic and in the middle of some busy plans and family issues aren't fun...

I can say I'm being selfish, and spending any free time I have fishing and not blogging...sorry!

Anyways, here's from the last week.

First Salmon Of 2011!

Should have a 2 week update up soon!