Up'North Maine Fly Castings

- 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 [...]

- I’m still a little foggy after this weekends events. Two epic farewell nights with the college crew sandwiched around a lovely graduation ceremony, and a weekend full of great gifts and caring family members. I’m a pretty lucky fellow, there is simply no denying that. While I spend a little extra time preparing a [...]

- I may be the teacher in the classroom, but lately I’m the one getting schooled on the fishing front. One of my students showed me a picture of some trout he caught this past weekend and I just knew I had to post them. While everyone else (including myself) has used the excuse “the [...]

New Up’North Series! While the extremely popular “Mornin’ Coffee” post probably won’t be resurrected until AFTER student teaching, who DOESN’T have time for some Sunday Brunch!? And the wind blows……and blows, and blows (Damn you Maine, Damn you). When word that open water fishing season was to open early came on Thursday, I was already [...]

- I’m not sure why I enjoy fall so much, after all, it does mark the end of fishing season. Still, something about this beautiful season just seems to improve any terrible moods I’m in. Hunting season is always a plus, bird hunting with my dad or with some friends, and trudging through waist deep [...]

- Spring fly fishing can be tricky, especially in the swollen rivers of Northern Maine. Landlocked Salmon are hands down some of the most selective feeders in our watershed, and to bring one to the boat usually requires a great deal of time and dedication, and a ton of luck. Any seasoned fly fisherman knows [...]

-Well, driving is the name of the game this weekend. This morning I make the drive two hours south to Windham to sign some papers and finalize my summer job at Bushmaster Firearms. After a quick lunch with my aunt, it’s back on the road for a five hour drive to Fort Kent. With the [...]

-A few worthy entries to the ladies who fish post were given to me today by Ashley Dionne. Ash and the Plourde brothers took to the Saint John River for the first time this season, and they had a 9 fish day! I don’t know if Derick’s new tattoo is a good luck charm, or [...]

-It’s Friday, April 17 and it’s almost 65 degrees here in Orono, Maine. The Weekend means fishing, and the possibility of hooking into the first fish of the season. To put it bluntly, it’s too damn nice to be sitting at my computer updating Up’North. But hey! The great news is, I’ve been working my [...]

-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 [...]