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What to Expect on Your Fishing Adventure

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Once your date is booked, we will arrange a phone conversation. Here we will discuss your trip options, weather, gear, and itinerary. Our fishing adventure starts at either your place of lodging or a predetermined location convenient to waters we'll be fishing that day. Meeting times are typically between 6-7am. Your guide will load you and your gear, and carry you by boat or 4 wheel drive vehicle to the chosen destination. We aim to have you on the water and fishing no later than 8am. Depending on your preference, we break around noon for a hot shore lunch or a quick sandwich and snacks. Trips usually conclude around 4pm. Once off the water, your guide will transport you back to your vehicle or place of lodging. Trips are conducted on a mix of water types, from tiny mountain streams to large brawling rivers, large lakes to small, remote ponds. Let us know what your ideal fishing adventure looks like, and we will do our best to fulfill your vision for the perfect day on the water.

What you'll need:

  • Maine fishing license

  • weather appropriate clothing (your guide will brief you as to conditions and gear recommendations)

  • hat and sunglasses

  • sunscreen and bug repellent

What we provide:

  • Transportation within our fishing area

  • All flies, tippet, and split shot required for the day

  • Loaner rods at no charge during your trip

  • shore lunch

  • tips and instruction

Refund policy:

Deposits are fully refunded on cancellations made 30 days or more prior to your trip. If your guide cancels due to inclement weather, illness, or injury, you will receive a full refund on your deposit

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OUR HOME WATERS:

Kennebec River

Originating from the east outlet of Moosehead Lake, the Kennebec River flows 150 miles south to its confluence with the Androscoggin, before dumping into the Atlantic Ocean. Once home to massive runs of Atlantic Salmon, the presence of 6 tailwater dams has turned this river into an exceptional fishery for land locked salmon, brown and rainbow trout. Later in the summer when day time water temps are a bit warm for trout, the smallmouth bass fishing can be fast and furious. With a large variety of mayfly, caddis, and stonefly hatches that move up river as the season progresses, this river offers some of the best dry fly fishing to be found anywhere in the east. Although wading trips are available for the Kennebec, we recommend fishing from a drift boat as this is a large river with limited wading at medium to high flows.

West Branch Penobscot River

Trophy land locked salmon fishing is the name of the game on the "Westy". Although there are a few resident brookies in the river, the upper section is managed for trophy salmon with a size and bag limit of one fish over 26 inches! The caddis hatches on the West Branch can only be described with one word.....EPIC! Hooking one of these aggressive fish is like having a torpedo hooked  to the end of your line. Landlocked salmon love to jump and have been known to clear the water surface in excess of four feet as you try to wrestle them to the boat. Are you a thrill seeker? Spend an extra day with one of the local rafting companies paddling through the rivers many class V rapids. Drift boat trips start at Big Eddy Campground and take you through some of the most productive salmon pools on the river, interspersed with class 2 and light class 3 whitewater. Due to its remote location, we require a minimum 2 day booking on the "Westy". This is a drift boat only trip, since the wading options are limited even at the lowest of flows. Spots fill up quick on this one, so you'll want to book as early as possible.

Rangeley Region

  1. Steeped in angling history, the Rangeley Region has been a popular vacation spot for fly fishing enthusiasts for over a century...and for good reason. Fed by cold mountain streams originating near the Canadian border, the rivers of Western Maine are home to some of the largest wild, native brook trout found anywhere in the U.S. These waters also hold robust populations of land locked atlantic salmon that are eager to take a fly. There is a large number of lodging options in the area, from fully modern to some of the oldest sporting camps still in existence. We host rangeley region fly fishing adventures on Upper Dam Pool, the Rapid River, the Rangeley River, and the Magalloway River. (Upper Dam and Rapid River trips are full day only)

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