Saco Bay Tackle Company, 977 Portland Road, Current Fishing & Hunting Report

Current Fishing Report

Saco Bay Tackle Weekly Fishing Report

August 28th.

I can't believe it is the end of August already! Summer has flown by so quickly.Some of the tree's are already showing signs of change,the kids will be heading to school soon.But the next 2 months coming I think are the best for fishing,and the beaches and rivers are much less crowded...

The bass fishing is starting to heat up again as the waters cool a bit...I talked to Cal Robinson a few days ago and he said the fishing was excellent in Saco bay,he's catching some fat slot fish using chunks of herring rigged on a small circle hook.The beaches have been producing some bigger fish with angler's using live eel's.The bigger the better said a few guys on eel sizes,use short shank hooks to keep the eel from balling up on your line.We have had some bluefish blitzs off of Old Orchard beach,Pine Point,and Biddeford Pool...Make sure to have plenty of steel leaders and a good pair of pliers to remove the hooks from the fishs mouth.

Mackerel fishing has been tough due to the presence of blues,you can try in front of Wood Island or Stratton,and Bluff .Most of the mac's we are catching now are tiny spikes.

The shark fishing is red hot now with many anglers catching dozens of fish per outing.Scott Smith came by the shop last week and said he caught soo many blue sharks that he ran out of hooks and leaders....It was like the old days Smith said,the rods were bent all day and all the guys aboard were exhausted.The DownEast shark tournament was this past week and plenty of sharks were caught,my father,butch,and Jack Savasta took first place with a 393lb. 9'7" blue shark.Chris Cantara aboard Mad Dog landed a 6ft. mako,and many other boats landed multiple blue shark.

Tuna fishing is still excellent right now with plenty of fish down on Stellwagen Bank all the way up to Prince Edward Island.Most angler's are having the best luck using live or stitched bait....A few northern angler's are catching tuna using squid rigs,Green Machines,and Sluggo bars.As long as the bait stays and we don't have some wicked hurricanes we are looking at a great Fall season here in Northern New England.

Tight Lines

Craig

Saco Bay Tackle Weekly Fishing Report

August 14th.

Finally get a bit of relief from the hot humid weather we have had the past couple of weeks.Crisp cool mornings have been great for the beach and jetty fisherman,lots of bait close to shore have kept the stripers and bluefish busy here in Saco Bay.Try fishing GooseFare Brook,Hills Beach,or Pine Point....These beaches have been good the past few days with both stripers and blues.Surf clams,sandworms,and cut mackerel have been the baits of choice.The Saco river is still producing some beautiful stripers with the tube and worm anglers,wine red and bubble gum are the 2 hot colors.Make sure to have some steel leaders handy if you run into a bluefish blitz,and also maybe a few bright colored topwater poppers.

Ground fishing has picked up since last last week,we have had some good reports on Tanta's and Jeffrey's ledge.The standard 16 to 20 ounce cod jig rigged with a custom Bevo cod fly seems to be doing the trick...Bring along some shrimp and clams for the non jigger/bait fisherman...

The shark fishing is excellent now with many thresher,mako,and porbeagle sharks caught,also the blue sharks have been keeping the rods bent and reels singing.This season the back side of Tanta's has been red hot....Get out into the deeper water 400 to 500ft. is perfect,get a good chum slick started and before you know it the sharks will appear.

The tuna report is still good here in Northern New England....plenty of fish inside and offshore.We have tons of small spiked mackerel keeping the bluefin busy and feeding like crazy......The most effective method now is to live line mackerel or herring on flurocarbon leaders,and also using a kite to keep the baits suspended on the surface....away from the dogfish.....

Tight Lines

Craig

Saco Bay Tackle Rigging Classes

Monday August 23rd. 5-7pm.

$50.00

Shark Rigging Class

Keep The Leaders You Make

2 Part Tournament Leaders

Monster Shark 7-Strand Leaders

Basic Single Strand Leaders

Heavy Mono Combo Leaders

Come join us and learn how to make the most popular shark leaders,from simple single strand leaders to heavy duty 7-strand cable leaders.Will also demostrate using the handy DuBro wire twister that makes twisting wire a piece of cake.Call the shop or e-mail us if you would like to sign up or have any questions....Thanks

(207)284-4453 sacobaytackle@maine.rr.com

Always Cold Beverages and Fresh Sandwiches