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Camden: A Full Appreciation
Camden is one of the most beautiful places on this earth, let alone on the Maine coast. I count it as a daily blessing that I can walk to the shores of Penobscot Bay, or hike the twisting trails of Camden Hills State Park. The light that hangs over the… SEE MORE
How to Find, and Catch, Early Season Stripers
I got out fishing Saturday evening. My main focus was to fish shallow, moving water. I got in this one Bay location where I had a small outflow spilling water into the Bay. The place looked like a nothing spot but with water movement, it had really produced for me… SEE MORE
Striper Bliss: Two Casts, Two Keepers
You know the numbers of keepers are on the increase when you can hook two of them on back-to-back casts. It happened to me Tuesday night while fishing the Bay from shore with a Zoom fluke on a small jighead with light tackle. The two fish looked like clones. Both… SEE MORE
Looking Forward to May Days in Port Clyde
They say that April showers bring May flowers, and they are right, especially along the mid-coast of Maine. As I write this, rain is pelting the windows behind me, and the sky is a pale shade of gloomy. The temperatures are in the forties and the mercurial and downright unpredictable… SEE MORE
Skinny Plastic Proves a Hit for Bay Fishing
Skinny plastic is now my go-to lure for large stripers in the Bay as well as along the ocean. I'm talking using either a Hogy or a Slug Go. Thursday evening I was fishing the Bay with a 6-inch Slug Go fished off a wooden float and took several hefty… SEE MORE
RI Coast Sees Hottest Spring Fishing in Years
Just about everyone expected a shortage of schoolies this spring. Looks like that prediction is off, since we are in one of the best spring schoolie runs in years here in Rhode Island. On Saturday I was fishing the upper Bay where I landed ten schoolies. I met up with… SEE MORE
Swans Island In Quieter Days
These photographs were all selected from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company collection. The company's photographers captured images for postcard production and sought scenes depicting life in New England's small towns and villages. Swans Island has always been a fishing community (it's presently the homeport to about forty full-time fishermen).… SEE MORE
Striper Fishing Has Arrived on the New England Shore
Over the past two days, I have been fishing for stripers at the ocean and had some great success. On Monday, I was there four and a half hours and landed nine fish. But the big news is that I had one fish that was a near-keeper that I landed… SEE MORE
Exploring a Hidden Gem: Owls Head
Sometimes small towns can go overlooked. And sometimes those same small towns can have an attraction that, were it located in a more well-known destination, would bring far more visitors than it actually does. Owls Head is one such place. The lighthouse and surrounding state park are both perfect places… SEE MORE
Schoolie Fishing Heats Up in the Bay
My brother and I got out late last week in the upper Bay, as we took the boat out on its first voyage of 2012. Yes, we found good numbers of schoolies. Together we landed about fifteen fish, all new ones I suspect judging by their small size and bright… SEE MORE
Springtime Arrives on the Blue Hill Peninsula
Spring's arrival on the Blue Hill Peninsula signals a time of hope and promise. Summer is never too far off, and the earth has come alive again! Sailboats begin to appear on the Eggemoggin Reach. Clammers fill the muddy shores of Naskeag Point in Brooklin, while the lobstermen of Deer… SEE MORE
Bucktail Jig Scores Big Time
I went to the oceanfront yesterday and fished a popular early season location for schoolies. I was greeted by a wicked southwest wind that was blowing in my face along with a charged-up surf. I started off with the ole reliable Cocahoe and teaser rig. Nothing doing, as I could… SEE MORE
