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God's Hands Indeed
- I stole the title of her photo album because there simply is no better way to describe these shots. Darlene Kelly Dumond of Fort Kent is quickly emerging as my favorite northern Maine photographers, so be sure to check back regularly to see more of her work. I believe these are some of her [...]
Fish On!
-I’ll be the first to tell anyone that catching fish isn’t why I love fly fishing. I couldn’t ask for more than simply being on the water in good company casting a line. Fortunately for me, I get to go fly fishing in one of the most beautiful places in the world. The rivers of [...]
Moldy Chum: Up'North's First Slab of the Month Contender
- When I first saw this picture of Brad Plourde’s giant Saint John River Muskie, I knew it had some definite Slab of the Month potential. I submitted it to Moldy Chum in hopes that for the first time ever, a Northern Maine fisherman might win the elusive Slab of the month title! Seeing as [...]
Fly Recipes Page Update, and a Pretty Picture Too!
* A few more personal creations have been added to the Fly Recipes page for all to enjoy! Meet the Peacock Wooly and the Black and Red! Both flies were tied during my first month of tying, so the simplicity of each pattern is obvious. But hey, who said they needed to be complicated to [...]
It's in the Books!
-Well, Opening morning on the first day of fishing is officially in the books. I learned a few things about my experience this morning, like it isn’t light outside much before 6:30 am, and not ALL streams in the area are free of ice. My exploratory adventure left me with a solid hour of fishing [...]
Spring shows it's face in Northern Maine
-This weekend I made the three hour drive back home to check out the condition of my favorite fishing haunts. Not surprisingly, 90% of them are still covered in ice and snow. Still, many of the rivers and ponds showed promising signs of opening up within the next few days to allow for some minor [...]
And it Starts…
-Happy Sunday All! Well, Yesterday the Fish River was finally showing signs of breaking up. I snapped a few pictures as proof that we were still pretty heavily covered in ice. This morning I awoke to a large section of ice gone in front of my house, a nice surprise indeed. Here are a few [...]
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Annual Report: 2008
-The Maine Department of Conservation recently released it’s Allagash Wilderness Waterway Annual Report for 2008. It seems the recreational use of the A.W.W. has increased in 2008 for the first time in eight years. I believe this could be a sign directly related to the tough economic times in Maine, and throughout the country. While [...]
Mornin' Coffee: My what Sharp teeth you have!
-Fort Kent Holds it’s International Muskie Derby every year, and each year it seems to garner more attention. While the Derby does pull in people from around the country, bringing our little town a much needed financial boost, many local anglers disagree with the killing of this many fish in such a small period of [...]
Mornin' Coffee: Fishin' with a "V" !
-Good Mornin All! Today I thought I’d share some interesting news I discovered outside of the fly fishing world. It seems some scientists and archaeologists stumbled across a fishing trap that dates back more than 1,000 years. This ancient trap is so large that It was discovered by airplane, and scientists actually used Google earth [...]