Saturday I launched the boat in Seven Tree Pond just like on many summer trips, hunting for the pike that I understand should be in the shallows in early spring. The water temperature was only 45 degrees and the air was not even that warm. With a fairly stiff north wind, conditions were less than ideal for casting a fly. Still I had a few free hours and some new rods to check out.
As the Executive Director of the Maine Professional Guides Association I once in a while have some great opportunities like judging moose calling events or going along on a research visit to a bear den in northern Maine.
I am adding to my resume that I am now the most experienced moose calling contest judge in the state, after all I have judged three of the last four calling 
contests. They have all been fun and it is always interesting to hear folks different version of the basic bull and cow moose calls. Yesterday’s event had by far the best showmanship and was the most interesting for the audience.
