After hearing very encouraging reports from southern Maine I was looking forward to the the coming striper season. A trip down onto the saltwater section of the Saint George River has me encouraged. First water clarity has not been this good for several springs now. There was good clean green seawater well above the Route 1 bridge in Thomaston. Water temperature was in the 60’s another very positive sign.
I usually don’t talk much about trout fishing. The best of the fishing is usually in late April and early May. Before there are visitors around to have me guide them. Many springs in the last several years have been wet keeping rivers high and not safe to wade. But this spring has been different; with low water levels, very pleasant temperatures and cooperative fish have all combined to have me guiding more trout fishing than normal this year..jpg)
I’ve been on Megunticook Lake in Camden twice this week with two different clients bass fishing. Fishing was a little slow on Monday; the fish preferred flies. I am a using secret pattern custom tied for me, very nice when it works. Bass are just 
starting to bed and I would guess that the spawn will start next week in earnest. From here on fishing only gets better!
