Up'North Maine Fly Castings

- As a thrilling follow-up to the Top 10 most hated list, here are the things that are generally celebrated about fly fishing here at the Up’North villa. It’s better than work (…unless of course your a guide) Old Town Canoes > Float Tubes (….always) Home-made furled leaders. Big Native Brook Trout (…and Landlocked Salmon [...]

- Another pretty night fly fishin’ in northern Maine, life is good. The fish simply did not seem as active tonight, but it still ended up being a fairly successful one. I managed 3 brook trout, all around 10 inches or less, all of whom thought they were much larger. Most fish were caught between [...]

- It was a fishing blitz tonight at the ol’ bridge, and we all cashed in. Certain locations have their own special attributes, and this one is no different. Changing flies in a certainty, frustration is never ending, and the window of opportunity for a decent hook set vanishes just as quickly as it appears. Casting [...]

- Up’North young gun and contest winner Thomas Morin took a little fishing trip this weekend. His destination? Heaven. Those who are lucky enough to know where heaven is need not ask if the fishing is favorable. Thomas knows all too well. I think I need a trip to heaven. -Ben :: :: :: :: [...]

- Trolling Wednesday evening was not nearly as productive as I had hoped, but it certainly wasn’t a total loss. As the sun fell behind the hills and the last bit of light hung on for dear life, Mr. Morin managed to pull a pesky Brook Trout from the water before we called it a [...]

Reeevvveeerrseeee the Cuuurrrrssseeeee And no, I am NOT talking about the Boston Redsox. It seems as though my luck has finally turned. Last night I shook the demons off my back and ended my early season slump in a big way. Armed with every ounce of effort I had left, Jon and I took a [...]

- Well, my fish-less drought is over. Sort of! While practicing my Skagit casting at the pond in my yard, I ran into an unlikely but welcome visitor. Our pond has never been stocked, so explaining how a moderately size brook trout got there has proven difficult. Regardless, I’m not complaining. Check out the slideshow! [...]

Happy Sunday! As many of you may or may not have noticed, for the past three days I’ve been M.I.A. Friday morning I woke up, went to class, then made the three hour drive north to see my family and my lady. The drive went well (much better than my driving in Fort Kent, but [...]

- It is no secret that Maine is far and large one of the best places in the country to catch huge native Brook Trout. Unfortunately, do in large part to negligent forestry practices, extinction of forage species, and ridiculous amounts of overfishing, huge by today’s standards is somewhat of a joke compared to the [...]

- I had about two hours to spare for some fishing today, but that was all I needed. The Pleasant River has dropped some in the past week, which made wading easier than ever. I stuck with what worked on my previous trip and threw on a small Adams, hoping to get into the action [...]