06-01-2003, 06:26 AM
[pirate]Hi Ron,
Thanks for the reply. As for the health, don't worry about it, crap happens. Sometimes you just have to play the cards life deals you and make the best out of it. How does the old saying go, " When given lemons, make lemonade"!
Anyhow, back to fishing. In rivers up here in Maine, like the Kennebec, and the Penobscot, the Saco, and the Royal River, to name a few, Stripers migrate up river, to their home waters, from the saltwater ocean to almost fresh water. What you would call brackish, or partially salty. As the make their northward migration from the Chesapeake Bay Area fishery and other mid-atlantic areas, they follow the baitfish trail, mainly shad, herring, alewives, mackeral, etc. Up here along the coast, I tend to use cut chunks of mackerel and whole mackerel, as well as shad, eels, and artificial lures, such as Top water Rapalas, Chug-Bugs, and many others, including Plastics, such as Storm's new Wild Eye Shad in the 6" size. Depending upon the time of day and the conditions, they all work. Other fish in the rivers are Small Mouth Bass, Sea Run Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbows, Carp, Catfish, etc. Over the past few years, the Kennebec River has regained much of it's acclaimed heritage of a Quality fishery. It wasn't always that way. Overfishing, pollution, and just plain old garbage made a mess of it, but over the past 15 to 20 years, with strict controls, and ever tightening standards for water quality, it has begun a comeback that looks unstoppable. Even the Atlantic Sturgeon fishery in the Kennebec is coming back to life, though they are still protected. Now if only the Atlantic Salmon fishery would comeback to the days of old, it would be great! I have never heard of Blue Trout or BlueBack Trout, but alas, I am only one person, and do not take credit for being a know-it-all, only a know-what-I-know! LOL
If you are ever up this way, swing through the state and try fishing up around here. We have a lot to offer, and you may end up doing what I did. I used to vacation here from Connecticut where I used to Live. 17 years ago I decided to stay, and I am glad I did. As for fishing licenses, for salt-water you do not need one, unless of course you are fishing commercially, and for freshwater, Maine offers out of state licenses at a reasonable price.
If you need any other information, feel free to drop me a line here at BigFishTackle! Take care and tight lines, bent rods, and screaming reels!!![pirate]
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Thanks for the reply. As for the health, don't worry about it, crap happens. Sometimes you just have to play the cards life deals you and make the best out of it. How does the old saying go, " When given lemons, make lemonade"!
Anyhow, back to fishing. In rivers up here in Maine, like the Kennebec, and the Penobscot, the Saco, and the Royal River, to name a few, Stripers migrate up river, to their home waters, from the saltwater ocean to almost fresh water. What you would call brackish, or partially salty. As the make their northward migration from the Chesapeake Bay Area fishery and other mid-atlantic areas, they follow the baitfish trail, mainly shad, herring, alewives, mackeral, etc. Up here along the coast, I tend to use cut chunks of mackerel and whole mackerel, as well as shad, eels, and artificial lures, such as Top water Rapalas, Chug-Bugs, and many others, including Plastics, such as Storm's new Wild Eye Shad in the 6" size. Depending upon the time of day and the conditions, they all work. Other fish in the rivers are Small Mouth Bass, Sea Run Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbows, Carp, Catfish, etc. Over the past few years, the Kennebec River has regained much of it's acclaimed heritage of a Quality fishery. It wasn't always that way. Overfishing, pollution, and just plain old garbage made a mess of it, but over the past 15 to 20 years, with strict controls, and ever tightening standards for water quality, it has begun a comeback that looks unstoppable. Even the Atlantic Sturgeon fishery in the Kennebec is coming back to life, though they are still protected. Now if only the Atlantic Salmon fishery would comeback to the days of old, it would be great! I have never heard of Blue Trout or BlueBack Trout, but alas, I am only one person, and do not take credit for being a know-it-all, only a know-what-I-know! LOL
If you are ever up this way, swing through the state and try fishing up around here. We have a lot to offer, and you may end up doing what I did. I used to vacation here from Connecticut where I used to Live. 17 years ago I decided to stay, and I am glad I did. As for fishing licenses, for salt-water you do not need one, unless of course you are fishing commercially, and for freshwater, Maine offers out of state licenses at a reasonable price.
If you need any other information, feel free to drop me a line here at BigFishTackle! Take care and tight lines, bent rods, and screaming reels!!![pirate]
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