Striper Fishing In Maine? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

BigFish · 04-16-2006, 09:09 AM

Anybody know anything about areas in Maine that might be worth a road trip up to do a little striped bass fishing? Never seems to me when I am there that stripers are high on the fishing list up there?

BigFish · 04-16-2006, 09:26 AM

I know I read that the fishing in and around Damariscotta was good....both fresh water and salt for stripers in some of the estuaries! I gotta check my OTW back issues.

Clogston29 · 04-16-2006, 09:32 AM

They're there. I go up for a week every summer and fish most nights while I'm up there. I usually fish the beach because that's were we stay but the rocks would probably be more productive. From what I've seen and heard up there, a 20 lb fish is considered large, my biggest is about 18 lb. The nice thing is that I've never come across another fisherman at night and I fish two prominent pieces of structure. I wouldn't go up there just for the striper fishing, there are a lot of places that you could get to that are closer and more productive, especially for large fish. There were a lot of bunker in the gulf of maine last summer though and if that continues, more larger fish may start getting up there.

tattoobob · 04-16-2006, 09:32 AM

I fished up there last year in Welles we caught a bunch of schoolies on clams, I went up for my brothers sons B-day and it was at a inlaws beach house so I made the best of the day by going fishing with my brothers brother-in-law. Drakes Island jetty, it is an out flow

Finaddict · 04-16-2006, 09:43 AM

Maine has excellent striper fishing and a lot of big fish like the rest of the coast. I've caught fish over 40lbs on artificials there as well as big fish on live mackerel and pogies over the years. The season is not quite as long as we get, but they have great fishing along most of the coast, from York on up through the Kennebec River. As most of the spots that I fish are within an hour's drive from my house, it is an easy up and down anytime of the year. If you have questions, contact the guys up at Saco Bait and Tackle, they are straight shooters and good fishermen.

stuck in ohio · 04-16-2006, 10:30 AM

The only chance I have for stripers are in Maine. From reading your posts...........it seems you guys get bigger fish. I fish the Kennebec and Reid Park. Schoolies all day, very few big ones.

kennebecstriper · 04-16-2006, 10:43 AM

OK maybe a couple, as you can see by my handle we do have fish here. Last spring I lipped a 52" striper for an 8 year old from shore at the Kennebec.

If anyone come up this way stop into our hardware store and I can be of some help. Harvey's Hardware in Gardiner. They usually show up around the 1st or second week in may.

hulkyj61 · 04-16-2006, 11:15 AM

Try anywhere from Wells beach to the saco river. All along the coast there are a ton of big fish. If you don't have a boat tryu camp ellis, at the mouth of the saco or just surfcast off any of the beaches along the coast. There are a ton of islands and rocky areas that always have a ton of fish too.

UserRemoved1 · 04-16-2006, 06:01 PM

Larry

Here's a spot..

gone fishin · 04-16-2006, 06:11 PM

Scott - that shot looks like Mooselokmeguntic lake. Where was it taken?

UserRemoved1 · 04-16-2006, 07:10 PM

On the left of the pic is the spot where the Maine state Striper record was taken I believe on a flyrod. That is saltwater. Not very often you see this spot this calm. I took this on Friday am at about 7:15

stuck in ohio · 04-16-2006, 07:49 PM

Kennebecstriper.............whereabouts is Gardiner..........I stay near Georgetown. I like going into the various tackle stores. 52" by an 8 year old.........ouch..........makes my 36" I was so proud of seem small.

hulkyj61 · 04-16-2006, 09:20 PM

There is a breakwater in Kennebunkport at the mouth of the river. Lots of fish, but it does get crowded somtimes (Damn Tourists!!!). Also the Mousam River off parsons beach, there is a bridge that you can fish off of, but that gets crowded too. There are a ton of other spots around but those are the most popular in my area, but I don't want to give them away.

JohnR · 04-16-2006, 09:24 PM

If you go to Camp Ellis, go to the Jetty. That is the only safe place in Camp Ellis (the rest of the place is mine

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Labrador1 · 04-16-2006, 10:11 PM

There are spots in Maine that are among my most favorite places on earth. I've found it easy to find and hook fish there throughout the summer and very early fall. Hitting the migration is a bit more tricky though. The only problem with Maine is trying to narrow down your options - the whole freaking coast is so fishy looking it is amazing. Further south in Mass, RI, CT Etc. we all tend to congregate at spots with a jetty or a rocky outcropping or whatever it is that catches our eye. Maine has so many rocks, beaches, inlets, rivers, bays, estuaries etc etc - that you just have to pick a spot and go. I once stayed above mid coast Maine at a house that was on a bay. I had no idea what would happen, but the very first night I tossed some sluggos into the rocks and was into fish.

I love Maine - can you tell?

Ryan

Skitterpop · 04-17-2006, 06:23 AM

Is that north of Boston ?

fish4striper · 04-17-2006, 07:45 AM

Larry,

My parents live in Wells. If you head that way this summer, pm me for some spots.

BigFish · 04-17-2006, 05:05 PM

Thanks F4S...I may do that!

Tagger · 04-17-2006, 07:53 PM

I spent a week on the water at Wesport Island Maine.. fished hard .. caught 1 fish 10"all week . Lobster pots up the ying yang .. Went to Boothbay Harbor a day.. that was cool ..Went to Bath new and Old shipyard where they built the wooden ships . Alot of the buildings still standing. I did the tour at maritime museum .. Great stuff.. Drove around the city one morning and had breakfast .

Mainer · 04-18-2006, 03:59 PM

Just come to Maine spend your money and go home,we have no stripers here.We especially have no stripers between Casco bay and the Piscataqua River,none at all.Don't bother fishing from the jetties or the beaches,vast empty fishless voids.Don't use the very good boat ramps at Camp Ellis because there are no stripers in the Saco river or around the islands just outside of the jetties.

We don't have any Bluefish either,so I won't go into where you can't find them other than the afore mentioned places where we don't have stripers.

Hope this helps.