Up'North Maine Fly Castings

- After almost two months of headaches, large amounts of money, and countless hours, my brand new Canoe finally touched the water tonight for the first time. It is difficult to describe with words how excited I was to finally navigate my own canoe along some of my favorite waters. Having been bow weight countless [...]

- Fly Fishing is a funny thing. An intense struggle between man and nature, a precise game of treachery, and the looming frustration that settles in when the fish just aren’t pickin’ up what your layin’ down. (Notice catchy northern Maine lingo) The sentence above describes what I’ll look back on as the most trying [...]

The Soldier Pond bridge is one of my absolute favorite places in the world, which explains why I can never seem to snap enough pictures of it while I’m fishing on, under, or anywhere around it! Here are a few of my favorites…. …and many more to come next week! Tight Lines, -Ben :: :: [...]

- Being away for the summer has been enjoyable, but at least a few times a day my mind wanders to some of my favorite fishing haunts back home. Out of all the river bends and remote ponds I miss, the Soldier Pond bridge will probably always rank towards the top as far as my [...]

-Guess who’s back, back again. Finals, 2 weeks of hell. Spring semester, over 15 papers and 6 large essay exams. Dean’s List for the first time ever in my college career? Priceless! -As I sit here in the comfort of my house in Northern Maine, looking back at this past school year for once brings [...]

-Well, In the blink of an eye I find myself back in Orono, sitting at my desk and pondering the weekend past. While much went well during my trip home, my main objective of going fishing for salmon was a dream never realized. Why you ask? Why else, the damn weather had other plans! Per [...]

-Well, It’s almost 10pm and I’m finally settling in back home in Fort Kent. I was lucky enough to receive my second tour of the Bushmaster Firearms factory today, only this time it was as an introduction to where I would be working for the next three months. Needless to say, all the paperwork and [...]

-Spring is in full swing in Northern Maine, and the signs are everywhere. Rivers throughout the county are running with ice and minor flooding is causing many people major headaches. Well, no headaches here! This year I’ve been fortunate enough to get out and fish more than usual during early Spring. While the fish have [...]

-Just got back from my first day of fishing at one of my favorite spots in the world, Soldier Pond. With the water incredibly high, my hopes of catching fish were anything but. I did manage a really nice strike when I least expected it, but missed the hook set per usual. I also managed [...]

-Well, I did it again. In a effort to fine tune Up’North Maine Fly Castings for world domination, I have made another important decision that I feel will benefit the overall layout of the site and it’s content. I felt it was necessary to remove the “Fishing Trip Log” page because It ultimately was not [...]