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04-16-2006, 09:09 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
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Location: Hanover
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Striper Fishing In Maine?
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?
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Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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04-16-2006, 09:26 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
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Location: Hanover
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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.  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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04-16-2006, 09:32 AM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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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
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Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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04-16-2006, 09:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
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Bass In Maine
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.
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04-16-2006, 10:30 AM
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stuck inohio
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: west central ohio
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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.
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04-16-2006, 10:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
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Nope, No big fish up here
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. |
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04-16-2006, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
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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.
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"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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04-16-2006, 06:01 PM
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Permanently Disconnected
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Larry
Here's a spot..
Last edited by UserRemoved1; 02-05-2007 at 11:34 AM..
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04-16-2006, 06:11 PM
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Location: Burlington
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Scott - that shot looks like Mooselokmeguntic lake. Where was it taken?  |
low & slow 37
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04-16-2006, 07:10 PM
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Permanently Disconnected
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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
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04-16-2006, 07:49 PM
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stuck inohio
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: west central ohio
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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.
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04-16-2006, 09:20 PM
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The one that got away
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: K'Port, ME/Westford, MA
Posts: 118
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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.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. 
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04-23-2006, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Gardiner is at mile marker 100. We are about 45 miles north of Portland on 295 two towns south of Augusta.
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04-17-2006, 06:23 AM
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Registered User
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Location: Southern NH
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Maine?
Is that north of Boston ?
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Good health and family
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04-17-2006, 07:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: East Prov RI
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some decent spots
Larry,
My parents live in Wells. If you head that way this summer, pm me for some spots.
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04-17-2006, 05:05 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Thanks F4S...I may do that!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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04-17-2006, 07:53 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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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 .
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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04-18-2006, 03:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Alfred Maine
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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.
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Good thing I have an understanding wife.
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04-19-2006, 06:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: a ledge on the Maine coast
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No fish up he-yah.
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04-19-2006, 11:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2006
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there really isn't much up here in maine. i can vouch.
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04-20-2006, 07:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: 100 yards from the surf
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I know where the fish are up there.  |
 Beer is the reason we get up each afternoon.
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07-24-2014, 05:37 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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how about way up the SACO river ?
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07-24-2014, 05:02 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
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Location: Hanover
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How about why is this thread being brought up 8 years after the fact???!! LOL!!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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07-24-2014, 06:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
How about why is this thread being brought up 8 years after the fact???!! LOL!! |
Someone needs to lay off the hemp.   |
The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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07-24-2014, 07:10 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
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Location: Hanover
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I was 41 when I posted it....I will be 50 in a couple months???!!!
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Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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07-24-2014, 07:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
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Damn you're getting old.  |
The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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07-24-2014, 05:30 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
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SACO RIVER JETTI SPUDNICK SINKERS AND SAND WORMS
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I LOVE it when MY WIFE lets me fish
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07-24-2014, 08:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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it was the post most relevant to my question
(as time means NOTHING) you can't bottle it
which was ABOUT the UPPER SACO River
are there stripers that far up in (brownsfield)
or just smallies  heading there tomorrow mornin
bigbo: fyi
hemp has no thc in it..... it's only good for cloth
there's absolutely no reason for it being illegal
except stupidity and ABUSE of Power |
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07-24-2014, 08:27 PM
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Registered User
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I was using the term hemp as a generic term Raven. I seem to remember you getting your panties in a knot once when someone suggested you might be partaking in mind altering substances whilst behind the keyboard.
No offense intended, but you really come out of left field with many of your posts. Wow!
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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07-24-2014, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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no inflection of voice
hard to determine what replies mean sometimes
sorry, i'm a bit tired and cranky
hey! this is interesting
Squandro's Curse on the Saco river
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squandro |
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