Away for the Weekend.......

[NorthJerzyG]

Headed up to Biddeford Maine for the next couple days to visit some family. Naturally, the first thing I did was research some fishing spots.

Looks like ill be staying about 10min from the Saco river. Large smallies and a possibility of some trout on the menu. Also see the Saco river salmon club is close but not sure its the right time of year for that......

Hoping to hit the Connecticut river on the way home. Seems like they have some nice smallies as well, along with a healthy pike population roaming those waters. :cool:

Hope to have some featured specimens to report about............

[iceehot6766]

Have a great weekend!!!

[AndyS]

Post a report when you get back and let us know how you did.

[NorthJerzyG]

Thanx!! Not really expecting to much since ill be shore fishin in unfamiliar areas. My best bet so far is a park along the Saco as a starting point.

Best case scenario, I don't get fined or arrested and maybe hook into a beast of some kind!!;)

[snowbank104]

or you can play by the rules and get a temporary liscence before you fish in my home state

[NorthJerzyG]

Hahahahahahaha............

I meant for trespassing, not fishing without a license. Figure, if the parks a bust, I saw some nice pulloffs were I could easily drop a line. I fully intend to stop at the local spot and "fish for info" while I donate $30 to ur "home" state!!

Sorry, do u own some private land in the area?? Better you report me now rather than wait till I catch (and release) all ur fish!!!!!

PS Thanx for the tips, and good luck on ur next outings. :)

[NorthJerzyG]

Hit up a local (un-named by Google maps) stream this morning. Luckily it was just a few minutes away from the hotel. Looked promising, but I came up empty.

Luckily tomorrow ill be hitting the Saco for a few hours around sunrise. According to the hotel manager, I've got a much better chance of success there. Funny how he was more helpful than the person selling the license.

Also found it funny how the local freshwater digest lists pike, picks, and musky as an invasive species and insists that none are released back into the waters. Apparently they have the largest pop of wild brook trout left in the nation. Unless 5# is the norm, I'd rather catch a big pike, lol...........

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[WILSEA]

Im up here too right now fishing at Great East Lake and Lovell Lake near Wakefield NH for some big smallies and trout so far i've caught 11 smallies and 2 good sized brown and rainbow trout good luck!!:)

[NorthJerzyG]

Good job! Whats been producing for ya??

[FASTEDDIE29]

I vacationed at pemaquid point campground for 3-5 years in a row. we fished freshwater constantly and caught plenty of smallies and LM on assorted sencos and mister twisters. shiners actually worked very well up in VACATIONLAND. The biggest aTUNA I've ever seen in my life was weighed in at a lil LOBSTER HOUSE /BAR in BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE.

[WILSEA]

i've been using a weedless 7 inch green Gulp finesse worm and a bunch of assorted crankbaits fished in 15 feet of water i went back today and every few seconds after casting out i'd have another smallie i lost count after 25 fish :D haha

[NorthJerzyG]

Hit the river around 6 and the first thing we saw was baitfish getting crashed onto the swimming beach. After a few casts I only came up with a few dink lmbs and a small smallie. Decided to upgrade to something bigger.

Few casts later I got a decent smallie and a follow by a small esox of somekind. After a half hour or so I ended hooking into one a bit bigger. Looked to be about 16/18" but unfortunately he managed to shake off a few feet from shore. Couldn't really make out its markings but I could swear I saw black spots on its side. Baby musky perhaps? Ill never know......

Little while later, moved to check out some new spots. Picked away at a few more smallies and called it a day. Total for the day, 3 dink largies, 5 smallies up to a pound, and 1 lost mystery fish. Nothing huge, but nice to see some new water and have some tight lines!!

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[AndyS]

Not too shabby..........;)