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It’s a Monstah!
- BIG Apologies goes out to Mr. Jesse Jalbert for not posting this sooner! At 23lbs and 43 inches, so far this is the largest Muskie I’ve seen taken from the Saint John River this year. Reports from various fishermen indicate that the month of June has been fairly slow on [...]
Fun with Clouds
Clouds and I go way back. While most people pray for clear skies, I get excited when I see a partly sunny sky full of clouds. This weekend I did something unheard of, something so shameful that the Roughfisher would probably slap me silly. I left my fly rod in the truck and took to [...]
And I….Nevermind.
I caught a Muskie! Well, sort of. First I thought I caught bottom, then I realized it was a fish, then I dodged my streamer as it went sailing past my head. It made the water boil but once before disappearing into the depths, simultaneously dashing my hopes and dreams. What the &^%! Still, at [...]
Ice is Nice
- Easter weekend is in the books, and with it my first weekend of fly fishing. While my trip home did not go exactly as planned (like it ever does!) I can pull some positive points from the mountains of failure that men of lesser stature might focus on. Almost on cue, the Fish and [...]
Don't Ask
A preview of things to come. Story tomorrow, and don’t even ask if we caught fish. Just don’t. My weekend in a few sentences? Switch rods are confusing. The Silver Ghost and Shearwater Reel are both amazing. Muskie fishing in chocolate milk is difficult. Steak and 75 degree weather in April makes me happy. Snowmobiling [...]
Take me to the Candy Shop
- Muskie Fishing in northern Maine has taken off in a BIG way. In recent years toothy monsters upwards of 40 inches have become commonplace on the Saint John River and it’s tributaries, creating what is shaping up to be a world class muskie fishery right in my backyard. While trout and salmon have always [...]
LARGE
-Happy Sunday ladies and gents I hope you are all having a safe and enjoyable weekend thus far. Mine has been interesting to say the least, but that’s a different story for a different day. Due to time restraints (this is my final week working at Bushmaster Firearms before school) The “interview” with 2009 Muskie [...]
A Fish? What's That?
- It’s nice to know that somebody is catching fish these days, despite all the rain and terrible weather this summer has offered up thus far. This time it’s brother Bud who gets the spotlight with yet another northern Maine Muskie. I’m glad somebody is finding time to cast a line in between the thunder [...]
A Sign of Life!
- With all the rain Maine has seen during the month of June, the fishing has been extremely slow. A similar tone of dissapointment and depression is expressed by most of the anglers I talk to these days, none of which are ever overly optimistic about catching fish anyway. But while everyone else is stuck [...]
Home Sweet Home
- Almost one month ago I left my home in Fort Kent Maine to begin a summer job at Bushmaster Firearms in Windham. While I’ve settled in quite nicely in southern Maine, the old saying still holds true; “Home is where the heart is.” This past weekend I finally had the chance to return home. [...]