Maine Striper Fishing Report Kennebec River June 20th, 2010

Maine Saltwater Fishing For Striped Bass Is In Full Swing & Super Fly Charters Has It Dialed In!!!

The Kennebec river is still filling in nicely with fresh, ocean bright Stripers. All of the usual June spots are fishing well....also some of the spots that I fish in late season are covered in fish...That's a great sign that we're in for a great season here in mid coast Maine. A lot of the local fishermen/guides that I've talked to recently have only been finding good numbers feeding fish during the lower light hours of the morning and evenings and while that might be true along certain stretches of habitat....it is definately not the rule for Striper fishing in general.Going back over the last couple of weeks we've been finding good numbers of Stripers feeding aggressively in bright sunlight during the mid day hours...we've been able to accomplish this by changing our tactics once the sun gets high in the sky. Don't get me wrong, I love chasing big stripers on the flats but that has it's time and place, after all..we're fishing for Striped Bass not Permit. Lately i've been abandoning the shy, easily spooked fish that are up in shallow water in favor of the better numbers of the heavy current deeper water fish that feed heavily on the thick schools of herring located over rocky structure. This type of fishing is still every bit as technical as fishing on the flats, it just presents a whole different set of challenges....anyone whom has ever fished deep water structure that is awash in a ripping current can testify to the challenges presented...proper boat handling is extremely important, as is understanding how upwellings, eddies and currents travel over and around rocky high relief bottom contours...some of this structure may only rise three feet off the surrounding bottom other ledges tower as high as a 7 story building!!! Many times there are acre sized blitzes taking place on this structure...however, most times they're just not taking place up on the surface...rather, they're taking place 20-30 feet below, where the vast majority of anglers will never even suspect it...more often than not these all out submarine blitzes are taking place during the broad daylight conditions that most anglers find unproductive...We've been fishing these daylight subsurface blitzes for years and have it dialed in. Yesterday was a perfect example of what i'm talking about....I had Ed & Steven Petrilli aboard for a fathers day guided striped bass marathon fishing trip...around mid day we had bright sun, a ripping incoming tide being pushed by a stiff SW 20-25 knot breeze....not what you'd consider ideal conditions for Striper fishing. Right?....Wrong!!! We were fishing classic fall blitz conditions during the 85 degree heat of summer...Welcome to Striped Bass fishing in Maine!!!

Flats Guide Capt. Eric Wallace reports that great things are happening on the sand flats of Casco Bay.

Oh yeah the Bluefish have started arriving in the Kennebec also...we haven't caught any yet but severel anglers arrived back at the dock in Bath with a cooler full of chunky blue dogs.

Call us if you'd like to join us for a day or two this coming season. We'll be happy help you plan your Maine vacation!!! If fly fishing isn't your thing...no worries we're well equipped for light tackle & live bait fishing too!!!

Maine Striper Fishing Guide
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

Maine Striper Fishing Report Kennebec River June 18th, 2010

Maine Striped Bass Fishing Charters & Guided Trips

As we move quickly through June, we're really starting to see the Striper fishing light up in a big way...This morning we got a somewhat late start, leaving the dock in Bath at around 6:30am. The tide was pretty slack and just starting to turn so we headed off on the hunt...
The fishing was pretty slow but I knew that as the tide gained strength the bite would turn on....and turn on it did!!! Once my anglers got into the rhythm of things and figured out some of the basics, they began to score fish, seemingly at will...The key to our success today was allowing our offerings to get down near the bottom and to work them slowly, bouncing them along gently with the current....slow & low was the rule today!!!
The Fish were feeding heavily in the rips & current seams...most of the action was taking place subsurface as the sun was getting bright and high in the sky...occasionally a hungry striper would rise to the surface to blast a disoriented baitfish...We continued to be productive for a couple of hours during the peak force of the tide and eventually the bite tapered off and we headed to the dock fully satisfied after a terrific morning on the water.



Call us if you'd like to join us for a day or two this coming season. We'll be happy help you plan your Maine vacation!!! If fly fishing isn't your thing...no worries we're well equipped for light tackle & live bait fishing too!!!

Maine Striper Fishing Guide
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports, Guided Trips & Charters

Maine Saltwater Fishing

Maine Striper Fishing Reports Kennebec River June 12, 2010

Maine Striper Fishing Charters June 12, 2010

Yesterday, I had Chris Oliver of Knight Marine Service ,located in Rockland, Maine, back aboard. Chris fishes with me several times each season in various locations and has been guided to his first stripers of the year going back the last 7-8 years aboard my boat...this year would be no different. This time out had a great day of fishing on Maine's Kennebec River.
We were on the water by 4:00 am and as we left the south boat launch facility in Bath we were greeted by flat calm conditions and the last part of a ripping outbound tide. A short run from the dock and we spotted whirling gulls and bait fish being blasted by hungry Stripers...It didn't take but a few casts and we were tight to our first Striper of the morning, a fat 25 incher another pass by the ledge gave up a 27 incher then another & another as the action tapered off we decided to head off down river...the next stop produced a couple of fish that were holding deep in the current...off we go again.
As we approach the next stop we see gulls dive bombing the surface of the water and the frantic splashes of herring trying to escape the hungry stripers that were herding them to the surface...This wasn't one of those classic all out 5 acres of busting fish blitz, but rather a mini blitz of maybe a couple dozen stripers having their way with a school of herring. I positioned the boat to slide past the edge of the busting fish and we cast into the the surface feed with our 350 grain lines and our fluffy white 4"-5" herring deceivers that were tied with just a hint of chartreuse angel hair on their flanks. long strips followed by a a short pause proved to be irresistible to the hungry stripers. As the tide turned we boated several more stripers before the fish went down...we continued to work this area for a while and the stripers continued to pop to the surface one fish at a time. It's very exciting to watch a stiper rise up underneath a herring that fluttered on the surface and blast it repeatedly as it tried to gulp it down...
We kept at the fish during the incoming tide picking up one fish here and one fish there. Around noontime we headed upriver to the Kennebec tavern for a quick bite to eat before trying one last fish...Armed with a light spinning rod, it only took one cast with the deadly flat tire shad lure to find a fat 27"er a great way to end an even greater day on the water

Call us if you'd like to join us for a day or two this coming season. We'll be happy help you plan your Maine vacation!!! If fly fishing isn't your thing...no worries we're well equipped for light tackle & live bait fishing too!!!

Maine Striper Fishing Guide
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

Fishing With Super Fly Charters

Fishing With Super Fly Charters

Maine Striper Fishing Charters Report: June 10, 2010

Maine Striper Fly & Light tackle Fishing Heats Up In June


The fishing here in the mid coast region of Maine continues to improve on a daily basis...Striped Bass have invaded the kennebec river system in very good numbers. The other small tidal rivers that flow into casco bay, sheepscot bay, muscongus bay and penobscot bay should also be producing great fishing by mid june too.
Yesterday we did a nearshore groundfishing trip and the action for codfish did not dissapoint. We boated over 60 cod with just 3 guys fishing. The Williamson speed jig with a white teaser above it proved to be killer...the jigs woud hit bottom and be nailed almost instantly by the Codfish. Most of the fish were in the lower 20" range but provide for alot of fun on the light gear were were bouncing jigs with...this is definately not the broomstick style of codfising that everyone is used to. We'll be on the Kennebec river tomorrow for a Striper trip so I'm sure i'll have some more good news to report from that region. On the St. George river the stripers have been lying in tight to sod banks and along the edges of the flats. With all of the bait that we have around locally we should have some truly epic fishing conditions when the striper migration reaches its full force in the next couple of weeks.

Call us if you'd like to join us for a day or two this coming season. We'll be happy help you plan your Maine vacation!!! If fly fishing isn't your thing...no worries we're well equipped for light tackle & live bait fishing too!!!

Maine Striper Fishing Guide
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

Maine Striped Bass Fishing Guided Trip Report: June 1st, 2010

Super Fly Saltwater Fishing Charters With Registered Maine Guide Capt. George Harris

Well we're a week or so into our season here on the midcoast region of Maine and predictably we've had some mixed results. Striped Bass have been slowly migrating into the area...The fish have not settled into a pattern yet and certain tides have yielded better results...in the next week or so we'll see the bulk of the migration arrive and settle into their predictable summer feeding patterns on the flats...around the ledges...and in the rips...
Thick schools of herring are clogging the rivers, giving the Stripers ample forage to gorge on. Mackerel have made an early appearance giving many anglers a light tackle species to enjoy...Offshore and nearshore the Cod bite is steady as usual...mostly on smaller sized fish with the occasional slammer coming over the rail.
Bluefin Tuna have arrived on some of the offshore banks...we'll begin fishing for them in a few weeks.
Reports from southern Maine have been mostly good...like the midcoast region the fish are not everywhere yet...the name of the game is location...location...location. If you can find a good school of fish you're going to have some great action. For the casual angler as well as the seasoned traveling angler, it usually pays big dividends to hire a local guide that's on the water 24/7...a little local knowledge can shorten the learning curve in a big way!!! Check out what a very frustrated local Kennebec river fishermen said after spending just 4hrs with me last season..."Captain George: The pictures are great, but the lesson and knowledge are immeasurable. You've changed my whole outlook on this great sport. What I've learned today will save me tons of money and so much frustration. I can't thank you enough" ,~ Ray Paradis

Call us if you'd like to join us for a day or two this coming season. We'll be happy help you plan your Maine vacation!!! If fly fishing isn't your thing...no worries we're well equipped for light tackle & live bait fishing too!!!

Maine Striper Fishing Guide
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

Maine Striper Fishing Report May, 26th 2010

Striper Fishing Begins In Maine

After spending 10 days fishing in South Florida, I've returned to Maine and have begun my guiding season here in Maine. Our first trip out yielded severel fat stripers. We had our best fishing during the outgoing tide...Water temps ranged from 71 degrees to 63 degrees...With our warmer water temps and massive amounts of bait...i'm thinking that we're going to have a great season this year....Reports from southern Maine also support that idea.

Call us if you'd like to join us for a day or two this coming season. We'll be happy help you plan your Maine vacation!!! Depending on which region of the Maine coast you're staying on...we can provide you with info on all the top fishing guides. If fly fishing isn't your thing...no worries we're well equipped for light tackle & live bait fishing too!!!

Maine Striper Fishing Guide
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com

We still have plenty of great dates available so give us a call to setup a trip.

Maine Fishing Report May 13th, 2010

Maine Striper Fishing Season Officially Underway

Yes it's true...Striped Bass are being caught in the estuaries of southern Maine...A very good sign indeed. I'm headed to South Florida tomorrow for a 10 day fishing trip...When I return I fully expect to have fresh Stripers to go to work on...In the meantime please think over any dates that you might have in mind for a trip with Super Fly charters and contact us ASAP to reserve those days...It's going to be another fun & busy season...I'm looking forward to the sunburns...the wild weather....the crack of dawn runs in dungeon thick fog to find happy fish...watching the sunrises & sunsets...the endless 16hr days coupled with the lack of sleep & nourishment and to all the other challenges that the life of a fishing guide throws at you....I wouldn't change it for anything in the world...All you crusty guides out there know exactly what i'm talking about!!!

The 2010 saltwater fishing season is here...Book your trip today!!!

Capt. George Harris
Super Fly Charters
207-691-0745 cell/boat
www.superfly-charters.com

Maine Saltwater Fishing Report: Super Fly Charters

Your Source For Northeast Fishing Reports And Sportfishing Charters


Reports from all over the northeast have been arriving steadily at my email message inbox...They all share a common theme, 2010 is going to be a great fishing year on the salty northeast coast. Starting on Long Island Sound, Den Kelly reports seeing good numbers of Striped Bass over the past week. Den's an ardent Striped Bass tagger for the American littoral Society who recently tagged his 12,000 Striper.

Moving north to Cape Cod, Super Fly Salty Anglers Club member & owner of the Buzzards Bay Angler;Capt. Nick Santolucito reports that migrating Stripers are arriving in Buzzards Bay. Other anglers in that area report running into HUGE schools of blitzing Bluefish...a good sign indeed.

Super Fly Salty Anglers Club member Chris Oliver chimes in with a report of AMAZING Stellwagen Bank groundfish action....limiting out early on market sized Cod to 15 pounds with a nice pick of Haddock, Pollock and Cusk. Modified diamond jigs rigged with butterfly stinger hooks & Berkely Gulp teasers and sea clams were getting all the strikes...Huge schools of sandeels are covering up vast areas of the bank providing the forage.

In Maine all the usual herring runs are starting to stack up with Alewives...Mackerel have shown up in Casco Bay..Migrating Striped Bass will be arriving by the middle of May and our season will once again be underway lasting well into the fall. Our calendar is starting to fill up so we anticipate another extremely busy charter season. Thank you to everyone who has already committed to their dates and thanks in advance to everyone who intends to fish with us this season.

Once our season starts, i'll be posting daily fishing reports and photos of our days catch. If you haven't yet booked your trip...call us today to reserve your date.

Capt. George Harris
Super Fly Charters
207-691-0745 cell/boat
www.superfly-charters.com

Fishing The Tropics With Super Fly Charters

Take a peek at my latest photo compilation featuring some of our latest travel destinations...coming soon, Our crew will be fishing for huge Sharks off the South Florida coast...We'll also be targeting Mahi, Kingfish, Cobia, Albies and possibly some Keys Tarpon on this trip.

Maine Striper Fishing Season Highlights: Super Fly Charters

Check out some of our awesome highlights from the 2009 Maine Striped Bass season...The 2010 saltwater fishing season is right around the corner...Book your trip today...dates are going fast!!!