Up'North Maine Fly Castings

Unusually warm temperatures around the state have given many the false impression that Spring has indeed arrived. While seasoned Mainers know the worst of winter is probably still to come, it is difficult to discount all the premature signs of Spring. Rivers and streams have all but let go of their ice, and with no [...]

No, I’m not sad. In fact, I’m pretty opposite of sad these days. Looking to take advantage of my time home during this week-long break, Saturday found me scampering around the back-country with my mother on a pair of cross-country skis. While I won’t be trying out for the Olympic team any time soon, I [...]

As the winter chill strengthens its grasp around the crown of Maine, fishermen of all ages take to the ice in search of glory. An example of the raw excitement that ice fishing brings for some can be seen below. Bundle up gang, it is going to be a loooonnnggg winter! As always, the Up’North [...]

- Let it be known that I am in no way, shape, or form advocating for ANY MORE snow than what northern Maine currently has. Truth be told I am growing quite tired of cleaning up after mother nature. With that in mind, it is hard to discount the photographic potential of a fresh blanket [...]

Winter has arrived in northern Maine, and in a big way. It seems as though fall came and went in the blink of an eye, and even as the hills shimmer with new fallen snow I admittedly miss the colorful leaves and even more colorful brook trout of the past few months. The last week [...]

Christmas Eve has finally arrived, and between last minute shopping and clearing snow (pictures later) I was fortunate enough to stumble across a little something on Moldy Chum that really put me in the Holiday mood. Day after day I am constantly and consistently entertained by the fellas over at Moldy, but today’s post tops [...]

- Howdy! Christmas is still a few days away, but today I was fortunate enough to open my first gift of the season. Courtesy of my good buddy and Up’North contributor Alex Mitchell, I am now the proud owner of an illuminated etched glass Orvis fly fishing sign. Now all I need is a permanent [...]

Don’t shoot! I’m just the messenger… Every once in a great while, I’m able to look through the “pain in the ass” factor and appreciate winter for its natural beauty. This was one of those times. As the Thanksgiving weekend closes in, northern Maine still waits patiently for its first REAL snowfall. You know, the [...]

- Because college is literally kicking my @$$ right now, time is something I simply do not have. No time for fishing, no time for writing about fishing, not even time for dreaming about fishing. With hunting season right around the corner, It has quickly become clear that my days of fly fishing in 2009 [...]

-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 [...]