Groundfishing has heated up over the past two weeks on the inside humps. We are finding legal haddock on the high ground in 210 - 240 feet.

June was a windy one! The good news is the fish cooperated very well. Stripers bit in Casco Bay, which was a welcome break on high fuel bills.

June was a windy one! The good news is the fish cooperated very well. Stripers bit in Casco Bay, which was a welcome break on high fuel bills.

The Start of September is here, and the fall run is just beginning. The September New Moon has brought in an impressive amount of small bait in the river, and out front on the beaches and the Striped Bass are all over it..

We are marking tuna on the high ground and saw a few crashing giants this past week. We dragged a squid rig in the prop wash for a few miles the other day, but no love.

This year I upgraded to a 28' Crowley Beal, which is a downeast style (lobster) boat. It's much more comfortable than my old boat, and I'm finally getting used to it.

JULY REPORT

There is a good amount of small bait, herring that are in the 4-6” range,

Some reports of peanut bunker along the coast of Biddeford and saco.  Captain Derek Peters from Apex Charters in Wells has been having Great

   Once you find the fish, you can set up on them with either flies, lures, or bait. Deceivers, clousers, sand eel, and simple baitfish patterns are all good starting points

There is plenty of life out there - sunfish, minkes, finbacks, and more humpbacks than we’ve seen in years. 

Once you find the fish, you can set up on them with either flies, lures, or bait. Deceivers, clousers, sand eel, and simple baitfish patterns are all good starting points for anglers looking to connect