Well here we go, it's May and this to me is a indicator month on how the Striper fishing here in Maine will shape up for the 2011 season.The reports south are spotty, everything from very good fishing to big blown out rivers and cooler water water than average equaling slow fishing, but this looks to be a opportunity for us, we already have bait and the water temps are shaping up to be in our favor!!! It has been awhile sense we have been so equal with the states to the south, just a few years ago we had a 9 degree difference with Rhode Island in mid May and the season had a real slow start!! This year it goes like this as of now- Long Island 51.6 Block Island 48.0 Newport RI 50.3 Boston 47.3 Western Maine Self 46 Portland 47.7, that being said we also had a ton of northeast winds that spring and I hope that we don't get into that pattern again. So as of now there really is not a big temperature wall that may trun them away from following the bait that is starting to move throughout Maine's coast.. Would I stop everything I am doing as soon as the water hits 50 maybe,maybe not I would start looking for reports around the cape to improve and hope the crew that does a little pre season searching contuine to report there efforts, I will continue to chase around skinny water Carp I love challenging fish on the fly and we are already getting some good shots but weather and wind has to match a perfect tide is still giving us a very short window but should improve over then next few weeks..Give a call if you would like to give Tidal Carp fishing a try...207-671-4330
Mid April Report, Connect
Maine Striper Fishing check out May-June 2011 Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine,cover shot of Maine's Casco Bay, and the photo essay taken by Jim Klug,fishing the flats here in Maine while working on Confluance films follow up to Drift and Rise The Movie is called Connect
coming out this fall,,Sorry for the lack of reports for Maine striper fishing, Permit and Tarpon have taken up most of my time and now my wives on book tour for her new book (This Life is in your Hands by Melissa Coleman) sorry for the plug!!!
So I am here in Maine for a few weeks getting the little skiff ready for chasing carp on Merrymeeting bay and early season Striper on Cape Cod and here in Maine,as well finishing up a feature story for Fly Fishing in Saltwater on flats fishing in the Portland Maine area coming out this summer.
The reports I have been getting from the Cape Cod area are Herring are moving and Bass are moving with them so let hope for some warm southwest winds soon!!!until then if you are looking for a little skinny water fix, give a call and try the tidal carp, weather and tides are key, so is the vehicle to join the quit chase these fish will often take you on, like Permit, Carp in tidal waters can give you a mental beating that you will like most want more.
Check out the little Skiff we added for this fishery this past season, after years of fishing from my 17 action craft, the new skiff is half the weight and poles in 5 inches of water perfect for this fishery!!!!
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