Up'North Maine Fly Castings

Didymo, or Rock Snot is a particularly dangerous strain of Algae that has many anglers from around the world worried these days. Not your every day Algae, Didymo spreads extremely quickly from infected waters on waders, boats, and other fishing gear. Even a single cell is enough to completely engulf your favorite river, challenging the [...]

-Today I’m super pumped to introduce you to Isaac Mitchell. Isaac is the future of Fly Fishing, and he’s making Up’North proud early in the season with this beauty of a Brown Trout. In the midst of blown out rivers here in Northern Maine, it’s nice that someone from Aroostook county is getting on some [...]

-It’s Thursday, and that means another Installment of “Fly Fishin’ Artist!” This week, Up’North’s featured artist is New York Native Adriano Manocchia. Adriano’s work is interesting to me because it sometimes borders on the line of photo-realism. To me, things like covered bridges and quiet mountain rivers SCREAM classic American Outdoors, and Manocchia captures these [...]

-On Behalf of the Earth, I’d like to wish all the Up’North faithful a happy Earth Day. On this day, April 22nd, it is important that we all take time to do our part to make this Earth a better place. As Fly Fisherman, we have an extra responsibility to protect the local lands and [...]

-Here at Up’North, we show love for any lady who can hang a line with the guys on any fishing excursion. This morning I’d like to introduce you to some county girls who aren’t afraid to fish with (and sometimes out fish) the fellas regardless of the season or conditions. Major props ladies, you’ve all [...]

-A few weeks behind the rest of the State, the ice on the rivers in Northern Maine is finally breaking up. For the most part, the winter flooding and ice jams have not been as severe as the record breaking Spring we had only a year ago, but some areas are still a cause for [...]

-With April now well underway, there is a good chance that more than 90% of the northern Maine population has yet to cast a line. I can’t say I place blame, not everyone is as crazy or obsessed as I am. The fact of the matter is, Ice and Snow are still covering many of [...]

-Trout Unlimited completed a lengthy research project that determined the state of eastern Brook Trout populations during 2005. While these numbers may have changed somewhat since the research was done, my personal experience tells me that most of the charts and information gathered still holds true for Northern Maine today. While older folks might remember [...]

As First Reported by our good friends at Buster Wants To Fish. -The Omnibus Public Lands Act passed in the House of Representatives today with a vote of 285-140. President Obama has already confirmed he will sign it into law possibly as early as next week. This goes a long way towards protecting over 2 [...]

-Recently my readers have been able to tune in to the thoughts of a few contributors on Up’North. As anyone who writes a blog or maintains a website knows, it’s not easy to go it alone. I’m excited to have two important members of the Northern Maine Fly Fishing community on board as I push [...]