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anywhere from 180-350 FOW. The bite was slow I thought, but the haddock we landed were all fat and healthy. There were a lot of short cod around too, but we managed a couple keepers. Flies worked best. Pink and red/white I regret to inform you that we also caught 5 dog fish. Never seen them this early so it's not a good sign. The whales and bait were everywhere but the fish seemed a little tight lipped. I have 3 trips this week so I'll keep you posted. Hope to see you aboard, Capt. Ben Gardner WE are planning another run on saturday weather permitting. Just a little info for your website. I'll stay in touch, Mike boyd There were a total of 8 blue sharks, and one mako shark weighed in this year at the Downeast Maine Shark Tournament. First place was team "Reel Deep", and the captain of the team is Phil Breton, from Wells. They weighed in a 291 lb blue shark on the first day (fork length 8' 8.5") and a 359 lb blue shark on the second day (fork length 9'4"), resulting in a total of 650 points (blue sharks count 1 point per lb), making them the winner of this years Downeast Maine Shark Tournament. Second place was Jean Baulu's team (Prime 8) with a 268 lb mako shark, fork length 7'8", worth 402 total points (non blue sharks were worth 1.5 pts per lb). Third place was Brad McDonald, with a 397 lb blue shark (thus, 397 points total). However, the big news of course is that Brad's shark is a potential new Maine state rod and reel record for blue shark (previous record was 391 lbs). Fourth place was Team Isurus weighing in a 383 lb blue shark (fork length 9', 1.5") on day 1 for 383 points. Fifth place was Team Bonnie Lynne, weighing in a 346 lb blue shark (fork length 9', 3") on day 1, worth 346 points. Sixth place was Team Seagar, weighing in a 342 lb blue shark (fork length 8', 11") on day 2, worth 342 points. Seventh place was Team K+C, weighing in a 336 lb blue shark (fork length 9', 0") on day 1, worth 336 points. Eighth place was Team St. Patrick, weighing in a 332 lb blue shark (fork length 9', 3") on day 1, worth 332 points. In the youth division, Scott Peacock from Team Ruth-Less won the catch and release division, landing and releasing 3 blue sharks unassisted. fish. I just keep chumming and wait till I spot a shark. Three days ago we released a dogfish and a blueshark ate it. We lucked out today and hooked one decent female blueshark, after many many dogs. Guys, the dogs are everywhere, its nothing new. I've heard guys surprised they get them in deep water, it's always been that way, I catch them gillnetting by the tens of thousands all the time. We fish 400 to 600 feet all the time, and we get dogged up hard. They will eventually subsise, they may even leave after a tide change or wind change. They can be clear 2 or 3 miles away too. The real question is what are they eating? I haven't jigged a herring all summer and I'm out more than most. Are the dogs eating all the herring? Also, don't kill them just for killings sake. It will never put a dent in them. Kill them if you are going to eat them or sell them. They are a valuable fishery in Mass. They fetch 25 cents a pound down in New Bedford and the Cape. At the Portland Fish Pier its been 15 cents but that might go up. We need a fishery to help reduce the numbers not just a slaughter. By the way they taste good breaded and fried, just gut and skin them right away. Rob Odlin F/V Maine Lady III www.mainefishin.com |
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You will find these towns on Map 6 of the Maine Atlas and Gazetteer.
Prudy's Smelt Camps
334 Cedar Grove
Dresden
207-737-8826
207-737-4553
Cell 207-458-9474
James Eddy Smelt Camp
Dresden Mills
207-737-2596
Cork Cove Camps
Dresden
207-737-8856.
Little Fish
Bowdoinham
207-666-5945
Riverbend
Bowdoinham
207-666-5945
Leighton
Bowdoinham
207-666-5551
Smith's
Richmond
207-737-4739
Sonny's
Richmond
207-737-8115
Hyde
Brunswick
(no number available)
Jim Worthing Smelt Camps
Rt. 9 Randolph
207-582-3199
Bark
Patten
207-582-4257
Jim'sQuality Bait
207-725-4090
Stripers around University of New England, schoolies taking on small gags poppers. Some fish coming on the beach near Parsons Beach. Rumor of some school tuna chasing bait on the beach near Little River Rock. Two anglers spooled in 15 minutes while trying to find striped bass. Nice stripers hanging off the rock piles, Biddeford Pool, the Graveyard, and Fortunes. They're hitting chunk mackerel and artificials, with a few being landed on flies. Mouth of the Dunstan producing good fishing, near the bottom of the tide on the sandbar, working the whitewater. Lead heads, poppers, and bait drifting out in the current is working best. School Bluefin Tuna in the Saco Bay area seen near Stratton and Bluff Islands, inside of Tantas, as well. Trolling is working and our squid rigs have been successful. Don't forget about the Downeast Shark Tournament in two weeks...
Tight Lines,
Peter
Quiet week last week. Bait is still in the Rivers, but fisherman have been working hard to land slot fish. Chevy in Camp Ellis took a photo of a 42 inch striper off the jetty Friday. Clams were the weapon of choice. Kevin Grondin had luck with Herring in Pine Point, and a 34 inch Striper on live eels last night. Jim Herlihy has been having a hard time on flies in Pine point and was about to take up golf, but he has a change in plan and is going to try fishing the pool and Hills Beach side with a black fish hair clouser,with some red, lefty's deceiver, olive and white, incoming tide. Steve Martin has been working hard in Saco Bay and following birds for the bluefish. "slow this week". The Saco River and the bay has seen more success with chunking bait, but the Biddeford Pool area, still using artificials at evening high tide along the rocks. Not large but a few good hits off the rocks. Dog Fish are still on Tantas and eating our cod on the way up Sunday. We landed a few keeper cod with crippled herring and Nor. Jigs, without bait. Another halibut was caught on a red teaser with clam at Jeffery's. Captain Ben Gardiner reported his trip over the weekend "one of 2 coolers that were stuffed with haddock , cod, cusk, pollock, and even a nice size Hake. Only 6 dogfish too, so that is a great sign!! Easily over 20 keeper haddock on the day....and they were deep"
Tuna fisherman have been trolling with success. but it is still hit or miss. Green, rainbow, black , colors of choice. Craig has not seen daylight for 2 weeks repairing and creating new rigs. If you need some call ahead or check out the selection in the store. Consider the z wing to get thos rigs deeper for the giants that are settling in.
Sharks are also at Trinidad, a bunch were caught there recently. Blue sharks are there, but dogfish are still around. Keep checking your bait!
Preping for the upcoming shark outings. Make sure your line is fresh and reels ready.
Downeast Shark Tournament
August 24-25
Captain's Meeting August 23 at Saco Bay Tackle
Sign up now and stock up on supplies early!
Good Luck this week,
Peter
Some Crazy thunderstorms have kept a few people off the water and in the store with some interesting stories and pictures. Last night Scott Macintyre dropped off a 32 pound halibut on one of Sea Wolfe's pink cod bomb. Every time scott comes in he tries something dfferent. "Never Hurts to drop something new out there!" So far we have Still been seeing birds playing the waters by Goose fair Brook, the islands and the inlets of Pine Point and Saco. Some Large Stripers are being caught in Biddeford Pool By the Bath House and By the rocks near the Coast Guard Station...Ron Mckee as ready to chew his arm off being in a sling for Most of the summer. he has been watching fish jumping and fisherman catching while he is watching through his spy glasses. After he explained to the police that he was watching fish and not the sun bathers, he reported that the bait was close to shore and mostly the early morning high tide had the striped bass hitting lures and his slug-go's by the sand bars. Blue fish are still in the river as well as the pogies.
Off shore President Bush will be trying his luck on some of Craig's squid rigs..Craig said these are the way to go. Bill Green will be on Phil Grondin's boat landing a Tuna with one of Craig's rigs. It will be On Monday the 16th 6 pm. haddock still on northern Tantas, some small Cod. Bunny Clark is still showing off some large cod, by working the ledges hard. Lots of herring on Tantas, but still lots of Dog fish. Keep trolling. John Tarbox got his first experience on a giant. "It kept coming up to the bait, busting water but stayed away." John later checked and found his stinger to have had some seaweed on it. Keep checking your rigs. So it may be a pain trolling for stripers, bluefish and tuna, but it is rewarding.
Have a great week. Tight Lines to all
Peter.
Great job to Ben and Dana Sevigny of Biddeford for the offshore rescue of a fisherman! After spotting a flare, they proceeded to the spot only to find the fisherman in the water. No boat in sight or sign of any damage. A great ending of what could have been a terrible loss.
So far so good. the last few days of hot weather was just what we needed to get the bait and big fish moving. the cold front that came in slowed things down a bit, but it has picked up all up and down the coast. Blue fish are still chasing bait up the river and can be caught all the way up to the dam. orange gab's grabber poppers have been the hot bluefish lure and Yozuri orange/black hydro series are still the favorites.
Worms and clams still the favorite at Pine Point. The beach is doing well with the clams, herring and Macks. Tube and worm with the current and rocky structure at Biddeford pull with the wood Plugs. Water temp has been warming up to 64 degrees in Saco Bay.
Scott Mac has been having good luck on Tantas with clams and catching haddock. Keeper cod have been at Jeffereys.
i hope everyone is enjoying this great weather! This has to be the best june on record for all outdoor activities. Fishing is acting up and there is still bait coming up the rivers...Pogies!! Ben Gardiner caught some beauties in the Kennebec, but there are some bad reports up that way that it has been quite slow for the most part. Up By Harpswell, there is tons of bait all the way to the Penobscot, Buxport, Brewer. There are plenty of Fish in Camden and Rockland, but try to avoid the sailboats. Back Here the beaches are doing well at Bidd. Pool, Hills Beach, Higgins, Goose Fair Brook. Fly Fishing Has been picking up in the area. New flies to try are the tube flies from Wiebe's totally tubular flies.
Maine State Pier Hussey Sound, Portland Buoy, Lots of Macks....Blues are still around.
Finally Keep trying the Rivers...tube and WORM!!!!!!
Tight Lines
Peter
Blufish are here! , But the reports are stripers are also still in the river. A thirty nine 1/2 incher was caught out by the 17 marker by the jett of the saco on tube and worm...and there are pogies up and down the river. bluefish though have made it difficult to get fresh mackeral, but they are still out by the whistle and ledges. If you are fishing the jetty or Pine Point, stick with the clams and worms. Chunk bait and clams have been doing well near the islands and beaches. Rob Martin was Offshore last week groundfishing, and a probeagle chased the cod up to the boat....John Tarbox also reported the same while fishing bait off the ledges.
Good Fishing.......
Another great weekend from reports from our customers...fresh water Panther pond were seeing bass with the rapala cd 7 gold. Yozuri pin minnows were catching small mouths in Durham off route 136.
Blue fish are starting to show up. Chris Ryan caught a couple near Wood Island. capt Keith Hall and Capt. Ben Gardiner caught some in Casco Bay. Just a little bit more fun added to this summers catch(stock up on the steel leaders and Yo Zuri Orange and Black Hy dro Mags..we may have a couple in Stock!!!!!
In the Saco John Bourgourlt gives this report:
Hi Saco Bay Tackle
Just thought I'd share an EPIC evening of fishing on the Saco last night.
We had 25 acres of stripers on the surface between UNE and Windmill Pt (the big open part of the river before Camp Ellis) at times I was seeing a 4-5 acre blitz. This lasted from 4-8PM catching a fishing every 2-3 casts 15-31". This was the best fishing I've ever experienced in the 5 years I've been fishing the Saco. What made last night great was the range in size, not just shoolie but slot and 30"+ fish were everywhere. These fish were only interest in Top water lures and preferred Gag's 3 1/2 schoolie popper, I was using the "blue head" but I don't think color would have mattered.
Only 4-5 boats got in on the action and those without topwater lures struggled, some tried skipping lures on the surface with success.
Have a good summer.
Joe
Great weekend for fishing in Southern Maine. New fisherman converted over from fresh water to salt water have experienced a 30 inch striper at the dam fighting on a 10 pound test line casting Port Jude Lure. He came back set himself up with a nice baitrunner and st. Croix Rod!
Mackerel are out there...Lots of them, then to follow are the big Stripers. You should have plenty of luck up and down the coast. Off shore has been loaded with Bait, but the ledges are still having signs of fish but not too much size to them yet. We went out Friday and Had the best luck with the Wolf fish. Cod were small but we had a half a dozen of Haddock. Lots of Cusk.....We do have knife sharpeners for your knife after you are done.
Pete Presby reports 8 am.. Mackerel and Adult pogies in 20 feet of water outside of goosefair brook. Watch for birds. As fast as it came it went just as fast. play the outgoing tide.
Paul sends his notes
Hope eveyone had a safe weekend. Some troops stopped in the store over the weekend to get some bait. I was overwhelmed by the attention and grateful people that were thanking them and giving them words of encouragement. Next time you see a soldier, give him/her a big handshake and a thank you. Back to fishing. Last week the Sevigny boys and Rod McDonald returned some keeper cod out on Jeffrey's. quite a few reports of bait on the ledges. My kids were catching the big horse mackerel outside of Wood Island until they got their rigs tangled up, then the fight started, then the hooks went flying, so I thought it would be best to haul up and leave the rest for someone else to catch. Stripers are still up and down the Saco, with little size to them. We still have the reel for the first 40 inch in the store. trolling the tube and worm, bubblegum, orange, and red tubes. clams are catching some on the surf, but the inlets are still your best bet while the bait is still running.
Paul Doucette left this info for us last week: 5/23/07 Fished Parsons Beach. Maine. High tide out 1 hour. Caught 1 Striper 19.5 inches 7:30pm Caught 1 Striper 16 inches 8:10pm weather cloudy. Spotted one seal in the river for about 2 hours
GoMOOS Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf
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5/26/07 Fished Rocky Ogunquit south of the beach about 2 hours into high tide going out with low tide being about 2:20. Fished from about 9:30 am till 1:00pmAction was good catching 8 fish between 15 and 18 inches and my first keeper of the year 25".
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Thanks Again,
Peter
Well, the stripers are here!!!! Shad are here!! Cod and Haddock are Here! Mostly small schoolies, but they are here. Reports of stripers and shad in the Mousam. Chartruce flies, and white bucktail jigs, cast masters. Small peacock tail fly with a little red tip. Saco River and Marsh are seeing small schoolies and catching on worms and small white rubber baits. Yo-zuri crystal minnows and small lonely angler poppers will have great luck in the Scarbrough Marsh. Shad are hitting 1/4 & 3/8 red white and yellow shad darts. This great week of warm weather have moved the baitfish in and fish to follow. A handful of fisherman went off shore for cod..clams, squid and shrimp were the popular choices. Salmon are still hot at Sebago, as well as lake aurburn. Remember size does matter. So when the big fish show up, switch to big baits. Big fat and lazy, is no way to live, unless you are a striper. So make those large Redneck needle fish big Al Gag or Gibb's lures a treat for the monsters.
Good Luck
Peter
We currently have bait in the store/ clams,macks,herring and sand worms in next week, just like the stripers.
Holdovers in the saco are still tough and early due to our high water run off. Once the temp in the water picks up and the spring runoff goes down it should start to pick up and pick up fast. York and kittery reported a couple of catches, but still quiet be patient. Sea run Browns are plentiful in the mousam with Yo zuri pin minnows, panther martin, and mepps.
If you can get off shore, Scantam and Northern Jeffereys have had great success with market size cod and keeper haddock. Bait of choice are the shrimp and clams. Tim Towers has been a great source of information and has been booking trips. www.bunnyclark.com . Also check out the Ugly Ann. Jean Young is also another great source and head boat to spend the day on.
Captain Ben Gardiner has been providing us with some great pics of salmon from Sebago Lake. Also try Lake Aurburn Trolling smelts, Streamers..miss Sharon, grey Ghost, Senator Muskie,
Good Luck, and keep us posted if you have any news.
Thanks
Peter
Hunting Season Starts Saturday. We have the ammo and other supplies for the hunting and trapping season.
Still some schoolies hanging around the river and beach. Also some sightings in the casco bay area on Tuna jumping after mackeral.
Fly fishing for salters in the Mousam and Ogunquit River is picking up. Try scud and shrimp patterns, (olive,Brown,Pink). Spin fisherman try yozuri pins minnow and panther Martin spinners.
comments: Craig, not sure if you heard that on sunday,
Dave Cook,John Cook Steve Reese and myself hooked up to a thresher that jumped out of the water 2x. We had him to the boat but did not take him. She was about 5 and a half foot. ALso John cook caught his first blue shark. There was alot of activity in the water. We saw another shark in the slick and think it was a small mako. But not sure with that one
Garon Mailman and Mike Keegan landed a moster mako in some deep water last saturday at 430 lbs with a big belly full of bait. John tarbox also hooked up the same weekend to a mako, and thresher. Still some time to get out there this weekend. Suppose to be some good weather. Platts and Jefferey's are getting cod and haddock back. Stripers are still on the beach going after clams and mack, herring, try leaving the herring on the hook whole.
Good Lures to use: Yozuri crystal Minnows, Bombers long A Montauk Mikes Big mouth poppers. Flies Lefties deceivers(olive/white, mackerel pattern Black 1/0 clousers. York and Kittery are seeing pogies, bluefish, and stripers last weekend. Macks are still in Saco Bay, so there still should be some stripers on the islands. Troll deep divers, Rapala's, yozuri surface Cruisers. Orang needle lures. Lonely angler, salty's, or Al Gags
Good Luck
Peter
What a great Month!!! and a great place to live! Hunt in the morning, tag your deer here, fish in the afternoon, get your bait here. Well, I want to thank everyone for supporting Saco Bay Tackle this year and making it a successful fishing year. (even though we had to work a little to get the big one) There is still action on the beaches and mackeral are out in the bay. Customers came in with stories of using live macks around the islands and cathing some 25-35 pound stripers. Whole mackeral and herring are effective, cast out and slow retrieve the bait. Eels are having success at dawn and dusk ont the beach. Sharks are still waiting for you on Shark Grounds, Trinidad, and deep water on Tantas. Tuna have some company with dog fish swimming all around them. If you can get your bait pass the dogs, fisherman are having luck on the peaks and Tantas. We still have a few good weeks. Don't waste it watching football, get out there!!!!
New Maine record. Angler Steve York with the 1st place 628 lb thresher shark caught aboard Captain Bob Soucy's boat the Holiday I with crew Mike Soucy
09/12/06
BLUE FISH ARE IN THE BAY AND THE BIG STRIPERS ARE OFF THE BEACH 20-30LB RANGE..AGAIN, THEY ARE USING CLAMS AND HERRING. HERRING HAS A HARD TIME STAYING ON THE HOOK, LITTLE TRICK CAN BE USED..RUBBER BAND ON THE BAIT. SOME GUYS TRIED IT AND IT WORKED WELL. A COUPLE OF HOOK UPS ON TANTAS OVER THE WEEKEND. A LOT OF SIGHTINGS ON THE FOOTBALL TUNA AND SOME GIANTS MIXED IN. REPORTS ARE THAT IF YOU RUN INTO A SCHOOL TROLLING, KKEP YOU MOTORS ON, AND DO NOT CHANGE DIRECTION TO CHASE THEM, LET THEM COME TO YOU. BLACK AND GREEN SQUID STILL SEEM TO BE THE POPULAR TROLLING TOOLS. CASCO BAY SHARK TOURNEY HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH HOOK UPS ON THE RADIO ALL DAY SATURDAY. FRIDAY WAS SLOW WITH FLAT SEAS, BUT SOME SHARK WERE HOOKED UP. 628 POUND THRESHER CAUGHT BY HOLIDAY ON MIKE AND SOUCEY'S BOAT POTENTIAL STATE RECORD WITH A ROD AND REEL!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS TO ALL. THREE OR FOUR MAKO WERE BROUGHT IN ALSO. A GREAT DAY BY EVERYONE AND A JOB WELL DONE BY THE CREW!!! KEEP AN EYE ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR AN EPISODE FILMING THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME GREAT FOOTAGE OFF THE MAINE COAST.
09/05/06Thanks Peter, My friend couldn't go so I stayed close to home and
fished the outgoing down the Kennebec (a few small schoolies). I did OK
with cusk on clams on the steep side of an inshore hump (88 down to 200
feet over a very short distance). Nice chowder future with a total of 7
fish the smallest about 4lbs and the largest 10 or so. 2 short cod, reds
and bergals in the bait stealing mix. Lots of spike macs schooled
around with little molestation though a few blues were spooked sunning
on top 3 miles off. One "fin" was assumed to be a small blue shark. Do
tuna ever cruise slowly on the surface like that because that was an
awfully small fin? Thanks, John
08/30/06
Blue fish are bubbling the waters in Saco Bay......You need to watch for the birds, in one day and out the next...Deadly Dicks' and shimano butterfly jigs, and tourmentor jigs are working well casting into the school....
Casco Bay is also having good luck with the Butterfly jigs and working the small football tuna. Seas will be rough till Monday so concentrate inside the bays and in the rivers. Stripers are still on shore at Biddeford Pool, Old Orchard and Saco. Clams, herring!!!!
Good Luck Anglers!!!
Don't work too hard
Peter
08/18/06
Still time to sigh up for the down east Shark Tournament this Wednesday, an the Casco BAy Shark Tournament Sept 7th. Call the shop for details. Thresher and Blueshark are still being caught in deep water towards the Gulch, and Tantas, and Trinidad. (Dave Triggiani.) Jeffreys has had some luck with haddock and keeper cod. Matt Gardiner Kristen K hooked up and landed a 60lb football on a Saco BAy black squid rig!!!!! Heading out towards Trinidad. Keep an ear out for Giants on Jeffreys. Jim Wilson Reported, One of his Blue shark was attacked by a large Mako as they were releasing it. No luck landing the MAko though. That was also in Deep water.
Bluefish trolling out towards the whistle and near Richmond island. Stripers are also still around on the beach and on the islands. Clams and herring. Mackerel as you know are still scarce, Good Luck this Weekend!
Peter
Another Late report for Saco BAy: Sorry
August 14th: Stripers are still hitting on clams and Herring off the beaches in OOB, Higgins, Bidd Pool. Trolling with the surg. tubes & worm are still working in Pine Point and the Saco River. Bluefish are in Saco Bay in the 5- 8 pound range. Tantas had some Blue shark and some small cod. dog fish were on the ledge, but none in deep water. Lots of fisherman trolling for tuna with daisy chains and spreader bar squid with some hookups. Platts ledge has had lots of action for Big Blue shark and Mako. With the warm water, we have even had reports of Fluke and Halibut down toward Kennebunk and outside of Wood Island!!! Drop us some e mails of any pics or reports out there.
Thanks
Peter
July 25th 2006,
Three 40+ stripers stopped by the store last weekend. One 38 pounder was caught off the beach using clams by Jamie Hulit, the other two were caught by the crew of shockwave, using mackerel. Ed Snell brought in a 1.5 pound cunner at 14 1/4 inches this may be the new state record!!
A couple of fisherman hooked up with some huge male blue shark on Jefferey's Sunday. also there was a Thresher caught north of the same area....(in the water). Ground fishing is producing large cod on Jefferey's and some good catches on Tantas Ledge. Dog fish are still the main catch for the tuna fisherman who are anchored up. Trolling has seen some success with Pink and blue dotted squid rigs, and the creamcicle Around Monheegan . Also try the cedar plugs around 4 knots on the second wake.
Mackerel seem to be coming back from vacation in Saco Bay, bluefish have made a small appearence in Saco Bay, but have been seen in the Kennebec with some size to them.
Good Luck
Peter
July 2, 2006.
Sorry , late report. It has been busy tring to keep up with the stock and Bait in the store......Because guys and Girls are catching Stripers everywhere!!! Pine Point, Saco, Beaches. Big ones and schoolies. Mackerel are still working well! Calms, worms, and Artificials were being used by fisherman in the river and on the beach. Yo zuri Crystal Minnow. Atom poppers, and Storm Shad bait. Macks were here..now they are very hard to find. Pine Point and to where the Saco whistle use to be..(should return after repairs). Tuna have been seen and caught near Portsmouth...and signs of the footballs were busting out of the water outside of Richmond Island. Don't forget to look into the seminar page of our web site if you want to participate in upcoming fishing tournaments. That is all for now. Try to get a spot on the Jetty or the Scarborough Marsh and River. Happy 4th!!!!!
Tuesday June 6th. The Mackerel are here!!!!Customers are catching mackerel off the Camp Ellis jetty in Saco using sabiki jigs,and tinsel rigs.Also reports of macs in Saco bay.Better catch them while you can before the bluefish show up.Big strpers are feeding on herring below the dam in Saco,try using large rubber shad bodies,or swimming plugs to catch these large stripers.Groundfishing has improved the last few days out on Southern Jefferies,try fishing in 250/300ft. of water for best results.On the freshwater side of fishing local guide Steve Berry reported good action on Moosehead lake this past weekend,he said the nymphs,and stone flies proved productive for the trout and salmon.All the fish that he kept were chock full of smelt.Make sure you bring a head net cause the black flies are thick.
Sunday June 4th. Congrats to Justin Tijerino for catching the first 40+ striper in Saco!!!! This Beauty weighed in at 28 lbs and was 42 inches. Caught by the dam around 10 am using live bait. this fish had a belly full of alwives. The saco and other rivers are running muddy with the recent rain, but there are still hungry stripers and shad being caught. White Calcuttas and the other 3 inch rubber baits are working great. Sandy bottom has had great luck using clams and sea worms. Hills beach side and Saco Jetty has plenty of space for more fisherman!! Scarborough river and Marsh is having the same luck...Keep trying the artificials! Mackeral are coming, Some fisherman have had sightings at tantas, Jeffereys, and closer by the Whistle.
Saturday May 20th.. Reports of Small stripers are being caught in the Scarborough Marsh. Slugos, white shad and sea worms. Saco River is still running muddy, but that is not scaring the fisherman or the stripers away. Everyone is having luck with sea worms and also the 3-4 inch trans lucent, white, and neon storm shad.
Cal Robinson came in with a beautiful 6 lb salmon from Sebago. (somewhere in Sebago).. Hope we get a sample.. Best of luck to everyone...Have a great week.!!!!
Friday May 19th
comments: High tide- two hours past May 18
Fished by the bridge on the hiking trail on the Scarborough Marsh (Pine Point Rd). I didn't keep count, but a good guess is 30-40 small Stripers between two of us. 10-19 inches.
The bait of choice was 3" gray STORM rubber shad.
I was fishing with JB and his boy Seth last night on his dock from 7:30pm to 8:30 pm. The river is still muddy but we managed to land 11 schoolies and one eel. Of course the eel, unlike the "mystery fish" wouldn't fall off my hook. To make matters worse, it twisted itself around my fishing line before I finally released it. What a friggin slimy mess! Dan Dallaire.
May 17th,
Well, they said we need the rain but c'mon! reports from the pier at Camp Ellis from Mike Mullen, Stripers were being caught, on the pier by the boat ramp. Worms were successful with the 18" range. One large one snapped a fisheman's line. He Probably was using last years line. Try using the new Momoi's Diamond Hi-Catch!!! (wink wink). Once the waters clear up, There should be a high success rate in the Saco River and the Scarborough, ...Cod have been caught off shore with some size to them according to the "Bunny Clark".
As always. Call the store for a daily report..800-499-4453
Thanks Peter
May 3rd...Shad caught in the Mousam River but the rain has chilled the rivers back to 42 degrees. We should be fine after the water clears and the warmer weather returns Friday.... keep the reports coming!
May 1st 2006,
Turkey Hunters Have had a successful youth day tagging 16 birds at the store. Today 23 have been tagged by noon.
Great action for Hen Clams at Old Orchard and Bay View. The beach was full of clammers Thurs Fri and Sat.
Dick Piney From Portsmouth went out Sunday and Picked a meal of Fiddleheads..Signs of warm weather ahead. This week of warm weather should warm the waters. Local anglers have been hitting the Mousam and Saco in search of Shad. No word of any catch yet. Last Friday's water temp at U N E was 45 degrees on the incoming tide.
April 17th
Mackeral and other bait are spotted going up the scarboro river and at the mouth of the Saco... Stripers are right behind them. Garon Mailman said he saw a fisherman catch a striper off the rocks in Camp ellis. Water still seem too cold, but it may be sooner than we think.
Fresh water fishing is quite active at Lake Auburn with live bait on the bottom for some big touge. Salmon are still tough to get, but Sebago lake is having some luck. Hope to see you in the store. We will be going 7 days a week starting next Sunday!!!! all of our bait will be in full stock Thursday April 20th. Good Luck..Peter!
Fishing Report for March 31st... The Stripers are Coming!!!!! One of our customers claims he was breaking in his boat for the season and threw out his lures and caught himself a 28" Striper in Portsmouth. Looks like they will be in early!!!
Fishing Report for March 28th.....Thanks Again for making the seminar a great success and to kick off a great season!
Craig
“The Saco River has been ice-free for a long time. One great place to try early in the season is at Skelton Dam, both right below the dam and just above, where both brook and brown trout are taken. Deer Pond in Hollis, Ossipee Lake in Waterboro and Long Pond in Kezar Falls should also be good bets for early season trout action. As for rivers and brooks, we’ve heard that the sea-run fishing locally has slowed down considerably, but we’ve got some local brooks that should be stocked before the opener, one in particular, Deep Brook in Saco should be a good bet.”
Something that may come in handy for some of you this summer.....
You should wear a fileting glove ( steel mesh ) when fileting any fish, a glove can save the day and maybe your fingers.
The following illustrations are with a fileting knife. Using an electric knife is much faster and easier. If you decide on an electric knife get one with a pointed tip.
| Step 1 | Fileting a Striper starts by holding the fish and making your first cut with a 45 degree angle behind the head, down to the back bone. | |
| Step 2 | Cut along the back bone with a slight downward pressure, feeling the rib bones when you reach the end of the rib cage extend the knife all the way through the fish while still holding down against the backbone.If the striper is not too large ( This works better with an electric knife ) you can cut all the way through one half side starting at the head and through the rib cage bones all the way to the tail. On larger fish it may be easier for you to cut one side off completely before starting the other side. | |
| Step 3 | Continue until you reach the tail. Don't cut through the skin at the tail. | |
| Step 4 | Flip the fish over. (It is easier if you get both sides started before completing either side.) Make the cut along the head on this side the same as step 2. | |
| Step 5 | Cut along the dorsal fin and backbone on this side the same as step 3 | |
| Step 6 | Continue to the tail the same as step 4. | |
| Step 7 | Using the forward curved part of your blade, slide it along the backbone until it reaches the skin at the tail end of the fish and until it reaches the ribs on the head end of the fish. | |
| Step 8 | Slide the blade part of the way up the ribs on the head end of the fish. Then cut the skin pulling the filet away from the fish. *Do not cut the skin where it is attached to the tail. *On Large Fish it can be easier to cut off at the tail than filet side. | |
| Step 9 | Flip the filet over the tail, using the attached skin to help hold the filet stationary. Position the filet at the edge of a cutting table, so that the knife blade can be held parallel to the table with part of your hand below the table. | |
| Step 10 | Slide your knife blade along the filet maintaining slight downward pressure on the forward part of your blade to keep from leaving too much meat on the skin. | |
| Step 11 | It is at this point bag the filets and you are off to the house with your iced down catch of striper filets. Once you get home, remove the filets from your cooler and finish the preparation process by removing the center red vein and all associated red meat from the filets. You will find that a cold (not frozen) filet can have the center vein removed simply by separating the white meat from the vein by hand, leaving two nice filets of nothing but white delicious meat. A small knife can be useful in removing some layers of unwanted red meat. | |
| Step 12 | If you are fileting your own striper and wish to finish the process all at one time, do the following. With red vein streak left in center of filet, cut all the way to the cutting board. Be careful to follow the red meat closely so as to not lose the white meat. | |
| Step 13 | Cut the same way along the other side of the red meat. | |
| Step 14 | Your filet will now be in two pieces. | |
| Step 15 | Trim the remaining red meat that you missed from the fileting process. | |
| To keep that fresh taste without freezing for a few days before cooking: a. Wash the filets good and put them in a sealable refrigerator bag. b. Place the sealed bag in a bowl, covering the filets with water. Get as much air out of the bag as possible. c. Fill the bowl the rest of the way with ice cubes, making sure the bag is completely covered with ice. d. Place in the refrigerator. Replace ice as it melts. This keeps the filets as cold as possible without actually freezing them. The fish can still spoil, so cook them within a few days. Wash them thoroughly again before cooking. To freeze your filets for a future date: |
Feb. 13th 2006
NORMAL WEATHER IS BACK FOR FEBUARY. JUST IN TIME FOR THE FET 7th ANNUAL ICE FISHING DERBY AT LITTLE OSSIPPE LAKE. IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN YOUR KIDS ICE FISHING, THIS SUNDAY IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.. COME IN TO THE SHOP AND SIGN UP FOR THE TOURNAMENT UNTIL FRIDAY THE 17TH. OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIZES ARE BEING GIVEN AWAY. NASCAR FANS DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY. THERE WILL BE A LARGE SCREEN T.V. SET UP TO GET UPDATES ON THE RACE. SACO BAY TACKLE IS ALSO OFFERING SOME OF CRAIG'S COOKING AT THE SACO BAY TACKLE TRAILER ALONG WITH SOME LAST MINUTE SUPPLIES. CALL THE SHOP FOR MORE DETAILS. 284-4453.
NOT TOO MANY REPORTS ON SEA RUNS, WE NEED SOME FEEDBACK.
WADLEIGH'S POND AND OSSIPEE LAKE HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME GOOD LUCK WITH CRAPPIES. TRY USING THE SWEEDISH PIMPLES OR 1/32 PLASTIC AND 1/16 WITH SHINERS AND NIGHT CRAWLERS.
WE ALSO HAVE TO MENTION OUR SEMINAR MARCH 25TH. CAPTAIN CAL ROBINSON IS WORKING ON THE DAYS AGENDA, SO WE WILL PUT A SCHEDULE UP AS SOON AS WE CAN.
SIX MORE WEEKS TILL SPRING !!HANG IN THERE, AND SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GOOD WISHES AND SUPPORT.
PETER MOURMOURAS
Nov. 16 2005
Things have been very busy the past couple of months at Saco Bay Tackle,as you may have heard Peter Mourmouras,and I, Craig Bergeron have recently purchased the business. This is very exciting for us,and have many many changes and new products to share with you. We will be stocking rod building components,threads, epoxy, and rod wrapping machines. We will also carry a few new lines of product such as Montauk Mikes, Moosalamoo, and Cape Cod Fisherman's Workshop lures. We are open to any suggestions as in what products,and services that could help us and our customers, feel free to drop us an e-mail or call as at 1-800-499-4453. Patrick Donaghue, and David Belisle are new additions to the store, both have good knowledge on inshore and offshore fishing. David is one of our custom rod builders, and designer. Feel free to call him on any questions regarding rod building materials, components, and blanks.
1/12/2006
We are also planning on bringing back the Spring seminars on March 25th with Captain Cal Robinson. We will have discussions on Stripers, Ground fishing, Shark and Tuna Fishing. Saturday March 25th at the McArthur Hall on 30 Adams Street Biddeford. If you would like to make reservations please call or e-mail us. We are also going to have instore rod building classes this winter. First class is Jan. 17th with David Belisle. This class is full but we will have another 3-4 weeks after. If you are interested, please contact the shop.
This weeks forecast of rain and warm weather has created some dangerous ice. Please use caution when going out next week
However the fresh flow of waterwill provide excellent sea-run brown trout fishing. There's been some pretty nice fish stocked in our local waters . The Presumpscot, Mousam and Kennebunk Rivers have been producing. Also, Keep an eye on the Salmon Falls River in South Berwick. The state has been stocking this area with brown trout for a couple of years. Captain Ben Gardiner sent us some great pictures of sea run brown trout he caught in the Presumpscot river using a black ghost last fall. Try using a light spinning rod rigged with mepps spinners or a Yozuri pins minnow for best results. If your a fly fisherman try using scuds, or shrimp patterns. We will have worms in stock, but no shiners. Feel free to drop buy the shop for new items of Ice fishing supplies from augers, traps, red hooks, braided line ,florocarbon, and much more.
Our customers are the best source of information to keep this fishing report page accurate. It will be my job to get this report out to you as quickly as I can. Please keep the reports coming in by e-mail or by phone. 1800 499 4453.
Capt. Cal Robinson from Saco Bay Guide service on Bayley Hill hunting park, has been busy this past month guiding hunters for trophy bull elk.Anyone interested in booking a hunt can call Cal at (207)283-0712,or (207)205-1130, prices start at $1200.00 and these are truly impressive animals.
Check out our website when you get a chance, we have updated our online store and will have a full line of products in a couple more weeks.We will also update our fishing&hunting report every few weeks to keep you updated on local sporting activity.
This weeks forecast of rain and warm weather has created some dangerous ice. Please use caution when going out next week
However the fresh flow of waterwill provide excellent sea-run brown trout fishing. There's been some pretty nice fish stocked in our local waters . The Presumpscot, Mousam and Kennebunk Rivers have been producing. Also, Keep an eye on the Salmon Falls River in South Berwick. The state has been stocking this area with brown trout for a couple of years. Captain Ben Gardiner sent us some great pictures of sea run brown trout he caught in the Presumpscot river using a black ghost last fall. Try using a light spinning rod rigged with mepps spinners or a Yozuri pins minnow for best results. If your a fly fisherman try using scuds, or shrimp patterns. We will have worms in stock, but no shiners. Feel free to drop buy the shop for new items of Ice fishing supplies from augers, traps, red hooks, braided line ,florocarbon, and much more.
Our customers are the best source of information to keep this fishing report page accurate. It will be my job to get this report out to you as quickly as I can. Please keep the reports coming in by e-mail or by phone. 1800 499 4453.
Capt. Cal Robinson from Saco Bay Guide service on Bayley Hill hunting park, has been busy this past month guiding hunters for trophy bull elk.Anyone interested in booking a hunt can call Cal at (207)283-0712,or (207)205-1130, prices start at $1200.00 and these are truly impressive animals.
Check out our website when you get a chance, we have updated our online store and will have a full line of products in a couple more weeks.We will also update our fishing&hunting report every few weeks to keep you updated on local sporting activity.
Check out our website when you get a chance, we have updated our online store and will have a full line of products in a couple more weeks.We will also update our fishing&hunting report every few weeks to keep you updated on local sporting activity.
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