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REPORTS
Maine Striper fishing Reports by Coastal Fly Angler Guide Servive. Please check out our web-blog and reports page mainestriperfishing.blogspot.com.for Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports covering, Casco Bay, Kennebec River and the Portland Area SandFlats. Also prime time May and October reports for Cape Cod, and don't forget to check out our, Maine Carp Fishing reports and blog.
ell the skinny water fishing in Casco Bay has remained strong all season long!!! even through the hottest weather we had fish in the shallows eating flies!!! we also boated a few large fish in the shallows on sluggos, Fishing the tide has trumped chasing the low light and has turned some bright sunny days into darn right outstanding sight fishing!!!!! with that said there are times the fish are much snappier than than others and experienced flats anglers have been able to just make them eat, while others struggle, olive colored hollow style patterns with very little flash crabs,crabs,crabs have be working for us very well for awhile now, even with a ton of fin bait around a quite boat and a well fished crab get eats!!! some small sand eel patterns and for the spin caster in the shallows soft plastics white sluggos and olive over gray seemed to be working well match it up to low light to bright light..Water temps are pretty warm for maine but compared to 76 down on the Cape Cod you understand why we contuine to see more and more fresh fish in Casco Bay area or could it be something we have not seen for years??? Penut bunker !!! yes a little early but we will take it they are spread out in a particular area in the bay and came in after a few days of hard southwest winds last week. Hope like hell more come and bring more and more fish setting us up for some great fall fishing, August should continue to fish pretty good everyone for the most part is finding fish and enjoying one of the better striper fishing season in Maine in years!! I have 2 or 3 open dates for august as of today so if you are interested in getting on the flats for stripers here in Maine either Casco Bay or the sand flats south of Portland give a call also remember the tidal carp fishing is still holding up well again tides and weather patterns are key to get them in the shallows...
I want to say congratulation to my buddy Capt Justin Rea for winning his second Del Brown Permit Tournament, for all you who have taken on the ultimate challenge of lower keys permit fishing on the flats with a fly you understand the angling and guiding level involved!!! Justin has a video out called Black Tail Devils I have copies for sale so let me know and we can get you set up..
Other cool stuff is the new book by Tosh Brown and Pete McDonald call the Blitz over two hundred pages of arguably the best photos to bring to life our passion for these fish. The blitz start here in Casco Bay and works it way to Cape lookout with essay on guides and just plane fishy people, I gave my wife a copy she thumb threw it and said WOW now I understand!!
Buy a copy leave it on the coffee table I am sure it will buy you some water time with a new understanding for your passion...
Below is a Casco Bay Portland area report,remember all you fly anglers time is running out on the Kennebec Rivers special catch and release artificial only season, so now is a great time to get a local Kennebec River guide and enjoy this beautiful fishery be for the crowds of July....
Lower Casco Bay Report...
The good stable weather of the past few days broke to the coldest high temp reordered for Portland Maine on a June 22, East- North East Winds filled the bay and pushed some floating eel grass around from this past weeks big tides, but with not quite as active of a bite as yesterday the fishing on the moving tides was not to bad at all and a few fish showed them selfs with small surface feeds. Looking forward we have other day of wind and cooler temps, then after the weekend looking pretty good for awhile 4-5 days in a row of 80 degree temps and we move into some early AM low incoming tides tons of fun on Casco Bay and later next week if we get the clean sky great tides for sight fishing the sand flats.
Bait -- we have it, south of Portland there are areas covered with sand eels both Mackerel and a range of striped bass from small schoolies to some very large targets cruising the sand flats.up in Casco Bay near the rivers are large schools of Blueback Herring that have staged in the rivers of the Presumpscot, Royal and Harraseeket, water temps along the coast are ranging from 55- 62 degrees, so the fish have not only plenty of food but also great water temps keeping them pretty happy.
Yesterday at the dock my anglers where sharing notes with another group of anglers who struggled on what we found to be a pretty active morning, we got fish at all of our stops and got treated some great surface feeds in some pretty skinny water even with a brighter sky by the time water had drained of the flats. What these guys where doing was fishing plugs and banging some larger lures around happy fish - even with the active surface feeds they these anglers where also running into, fish can be put down very quickly! remember that they really don't need to chase down something, they have plenty of food right now and stealth can be key even on the flooded deeper flats. What was working for us 4-6 inch olive and chartreuse hollow style patterns on clear intermediate lines, some longer pauses on the strip was working yesterday and kept us tight and active for about 4 hours of outgoing tide, The flats of Casco Bay will often do this, treat the fly anglers much better than the spin guys.Today was a much different story we where banging black large gurglers that moved a few fish and 5-7 inch hollows in olive and black where a useful weapon.
For the Spin guys the river systems have a totally different story and there are lots of great catch reports coming from those system throughout out the bay and state wide from the Saco to the Kennebec River,have not been fishing them much with the flats holding so many fish already so a first hand report this is not, but some honest anglers have shared some great reports and good catch photos. So if the only days you have open to fish are windy and raining go do it!!! there are lots of fish around if you can trade time this upcoming week is looking to be pretty stable and some fun tides I'm betting we are going to see and here about some very good fishing here in Maine...
Here is a Cape Cod report from Capt Bob Paccia of shoreline guides service,
Stripers are on the Move!!!!! Mid April 2011
Alewives (river herring) and blueback herring are moving into Buzzards Bay via the Cape Cod Canal on their way to local herring runs. You can be sure that the stripers are right on their tails. Now, it is illegal to fish with or even be in possession of river herring in Massachusetts. In years past, live-lining herring was the "way to go” for catching jumbo stripers in the canal and the banks of the canal were lined shoulder to shoulder with anglers fishing with live herring. Today, savvy saltwater fly fishermen have a definite advantage over their plug and plastic bait casters, as nothing looks and behaves like a live herring then a well tied large herring fly. We tie up a lot of alewives and blueback herrings patterns each year to "match the hatch" when the river herring are the "food of choice" for big stripers bulking-up during their spring migration through Buzzards Bay and the Cape Cod Canal. The flies that we tie are weighted and sometimes rattled in sizes from 6 to 14 inches. These flies are tied mostly with synthetic materials to prevent "water-logging" which used to be a problem when we were forced to use only natural materials such as buck-tail, feathers, etc.
Casting these large weighted flies is a learning process and each year we get on the water early in the spring showing clients how to use these large flies so that they will be prepared when the season gets into full swing.
Peek water temperature for great striper fishing in the Cape Cod Canal is when the canal water temperature reaches 55 degrees. Remember one of the old saying: "Cape Cod Canal striper fishing is at its best when the lilac leaves are the size of a mouse’s ears." Guess what? That's just about the time that the canal water temperature is right around 55 degrees. You’ve got too love the old timer's way of using nature’s calendar for predicting fishing conditions...
Keep in mind that water temperatures in the Cape Cod Canal vary throughout the day due to tide changes and current direction. Also, there’s plenty of good fishing when the water temperature is below that 55 degree mark. The best time to be on the water is whenever you can get there.
Maine Carp Fishing
The first time I saw a tidal carp looking like it was trying to do a headstand, as his tail was up and head down deep happily eating what ever he or she was tuned into for that tide I knew I found somthing that fit my angling style!! watching and wishing my 17 ft flats skiff was about half the size and half the draft, what was even better was how close this fishing is to my house, as the crow flys just 5 miles separates great striper flats of casco bay to the tidal carp fishing that has lent itself to so many fun tides over the years. Learning over time One of the most common misconception about carp fishing is that it is easy. It isn’t. People assume that all you need to catch carp is a piece of corn and that nothing that ugly could be difficult to trick. Fortunately, this second belief is just as flawed as the first. Carp are, in all likelihood, the spookiest, trickiest, smartest fish found in the fresh waters of the United States,The splash down it takes to cast most lures is a waste of time !!! The phenomenally sensitive mouths equipped with chemically receptive cells which allow the carp to distinguish food from foe in an instant are not a fan of rubber fish or for the most part any cast-able artificial, this is wear the soft presentaion of a well presented fly is about the only artificial that works!! In addition, carp actually have nostrils, small holes near the eye sockets which flush in water and allow the carp to sample its surroundings. Once spooked,a carp emits an alarm pheromone which alerts other carp to the danger. Thus, one shot is often all you get, and making the fly approach about the only way not to spook the crap out of them and light tackle with live bait a waste of time on the skinny water flats even in waters where the carp experience little to no fishing pressure.
What with the name calling????
They have been called everything from golden bones to freshwater reds, I have even herd the the them compared to tarpon?? that one does make much sense to me because they really don't eat or act anything like a tarpon other then laying up but unlike like laid up tarpon the tidal carp don't eat when they are laid up and sunning..I feel they are more like a big redfish in diets and the smarts of a double digit Bonefish!! The best thing about carp fishing in a tidal ravine like we have here in Maine is the availability of fish in some real skinny water!! Carp have been swimming in these Maine waters sense 1879 and learning something new on every tide is half the fun...
I was first introduced to these tidal carp after telling a angling friend about how we would chase these carp on the sandflats near Portland Oregon where the sandy river dumped into the Columbia in-between trout and steelhead seasons, I though this was unique because the of tide effect on the Columbia river system until you hit the first dam and how they acted totally different then the carp we would fish for on the sand flats near Traverse City Michigan in the late eighties, he was also a duck Hunter and told stories of these carp working the flats near his hunting grounds. We tried canoes followed by johnboats with poling platforms then in 2006 I ordered a standup Paddle-Surfboard and would be able to really get good shots in some skinny water. I could not shake these tidal carp, and like permit or big redfish on the flats a team effort works the best, In 2007 I quietly started to offer carp trips on the fly and anglers became hooked there was one or two other guide doing it and a small crew of core local fly anglers, Over the years we have shared stories tides and flies but we have only seen each other on the water once and that was at the boat ramp, just how I like it!!!! Well over time came success and with it the word spread and this year guys are jumping on carp guide bandwagon??? for anglers in the know they understand this is a fishery where you really have to put in some time... and in 2010 I invested in the lightest technical poling skiff I could find- my 850 lb 17 ft action craft Flats skiff was not working out, sure we could half ass it,but with the new skiff we now can make the most out of the tides and give you the angler more shots and with it success with carp on the fly!! and remember the beauty in these fish is in the challenge!!!!!
Tools For a Challenging Fishery
The tools for catching carp Have Been largely developed by Saltwater fly anglers over the past decade or so. Although blind fishing is an option, the thrill of catching carp is in the stalk on the flats just as it is with redfish and bonefish, so I focus on sight-fishing alone.
Most modern saltwater lines are merely adequate for carp fishing, which often demands trout-like presentations with larger food sources. Avoid bass and other tapers which might turn a fly over too aggressively. Use tapered leaders at least as long as the rod,more like 11 ft or longer but use the strongest leader material you can get away with. Ten pound fluorocarbon is my usual tippet, Carp will skim across the flooded flats seemingly at random, sometimes holding in predictable patterns and sometimes meandering about. Usually they are looking for food, which they attack by hoovering up the sediment and filtering out crustaceans, plant matter, and bugs. Just as a bonefish puffs away at the bottom, so will a carp root for his dinner. In deeper water, carp will sip on debris lines just like trout, picking mayflies, or seedpods off the surface with an audible slurp, here you will have to drop down to 3x or lighter just to get the eat and often the shock of there power stuns the angler and they brake off,on the first run.
Tides,weather and anglers skill level are of utmost importance in this unique fishery, feel free to give me a call to learn more. Capt Eric Wallace 207-671-4330 !
PRICING
400.00 Carp Tide 4-6hr
625.00 Striper /Carp, Combo Day 8-10 hr day. A few hours of AM Stripers and then move onto the Carp flats as the sun goes overhead. There is a bit of travel time on these combo days, so plan for a long day!!!!Tides are key for these trips so please call ahead.
Updates Feb 2, 2011
It s small change from the winter solstice meaning (sun standing still) But it's large enough for me to start thinking of the flats of the lower keys and getting my flies in order!!! while I do my permit crabs in groups I find myself throwing in a few color and size changes for the Stripers here in Maine, but last night working on some Permit/Bone-fish Shrimp patterns I turned my thought to the Tidal carp here in Maine and finally made it to bed around 2 AM filling the bath tub to watch the drop and sink rate in about 15 inch of water and how they move.
We are now a month past winter solstice and I'll have to wait to see how the fish re-act to these patterns!! But we all need to be stoked up and outside of traveling somewhere to fish maybe the best thing is some good freinds, food, drinks and the Fly Fishing Film tour -
FlyFishing In Maine is very excited to be partnering with FliesandFins.com, Coastal Fly Angler and Maine River Guides to again bring the Fly Fishing Film Tour to Maine! This event is sure to rock your fishing world, inspire you to life beyond your most amazing fishing dreams, and surely get you pumped for the 2011 season ahead that is just around the corner. The event will be held on March 4 and 5, 2010 at the Frontier Cafe theater in Brunswick, ME. The Frontier is a stunning intimate venue with great eats and awesome beer. This is the fishing event of the winter in Maine not to be missed!
Due to limited capacity (we sold out all three screenings last year), we strongly recommend ordering your tickets in advance, by either purchasing online with a credit card using the link below, or calling the theater at (207)-725-5222
All proceeds from this event will go to the FFIM Grassroots Grant fund. Past recipients of FFIM Grassroots Grants have included Trout Unlimited, Casting For Recovery, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and many more.
Buy Tickets
When: Friday, March 4th (7pm showtime) and Saturday, March 5th (4pm and 7pm showtimes)
Where: Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St., Brunswick
Cost: $12.00 per ticket
Maine Striped Bass Fishing, Kennebec Fishing Reports 2011
Like all salt water environments, the lower Kennebec can have its
hot spots and hot tides. We'll offer tips to make sure you don't
sleep through an epic blitz. If you do hit the snooze
button, give us a call and you can live vicariously through
us.Also Check out our updates on Tidal Carp fishing here in Maine....or give give a call with any qustions. 207-671-4330
For updated fishing reports, please check out our webblog and reports page, Maine Striper Fishing or for more info on Maine tidal Carp fishing on the Fly mainecarp.blogspot.com.
Maine Striper Fishing Updates For 2011
REMEMBER **While Striper Fishing Here in Maine in 2011, Most Maine Stripers Guides
Will have you covered on there Boat.....
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MAINE’S PARTICIPATION
IN THE NATIONAL SALTWATER ANGLER REGISTRY
1. Why is the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) creating a registry of saltwater recreational anglers? In 2007, the US Congress reauthorized the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act. In
the reauthorization, they included a requirement that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) develop a comprehensive list of everyone who fishes recreationally in marine waters. This is necessary
to improve the surveys of saltwater anglers, which generate the information used to help manage and rebuild fish stocks. Congress gave the states the option to either develop their own registry system, or have their
citizens be subject to federal registry requirements. In 2010, the Maine Legislature passed a Maine saltwater registry, thereby exempting Maine from the federal requirement. The registry is administered by the Maine
Department of Marine Resources, and goes into effect January 1, 2011.
2. What “marine waters” are included, for the purposes of requiring registration for saltwater angling? If you will be fishing anywhere within the rise and fall of the tide (up the rivers to head of tide), or from a Maine
port out to the limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone (200 miles), you must have a valid saltwater fishing registration.
3. Who needs to register? How much does it cost?
A Maine saltwater recreational fishing registration is required for individuals 16years of age and older fishing in Maine’s coastal waters. However, individuals that possess a valid Maine freshwater fishing license are not
required to register separately with the Maine Department of Marine Resources. When purchasing their Maine freshwater fishing license, individuals will be asked, “Did you fish in the tidal waters of the State of Maine last
year?” By answering this question, they will meet the basic registry requirement. Freshwater license holders
must possess their license when they are engaging in saltwater fishing, to prove compliance.There is no cost for the registration, for either residents or nonresidents. However, a $1 agent fee applies if
you register directly through ME DMR, and a $2 agent fee applies if you register online or through a DMR designated agent.
4. Who needs to purchase the Striped Bass Endorsement? How much does it cost?
You must purchase a Striped Bass Endorsement if you are:
• a Maine resident who has not purchased a valid freshwater fishing license, and you intend to fish for or catch striped bass in the coastal waters of the state, OR
• a non-resident who intends to fish for or catch striped bass in the coastal waters of the state “Fishing for or catching” striped bass includes any incidental catch or bycatch of striped bass, as well as the landing of striped bass for the purposes of a “catch and release” fishery. The Striped Bass Endorsement is $5 for Maine residents, and $15 for non-residents. Maine residents age 70 or
older can pay a one-time fee of $10, and then renew that endorsement annually free of charge.
5. Where can I register, and where can I purchase the Striped Bass Endorsement?
You can register, as well as purchase a Striped Bass Endorsement:
• online at www.maine.gov/saltwater, OR
• at an agent appointed by DMR (list available www.maine.gov/dmr/recreational), OR
• in person at the DMR licensing office in Hallowell
(directions: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/headquarters.htm)
6. Why do you need my phone number?
The purpose of creating a Registry of saltwater recreational fishermen is so that these anglers can be accurately
surveyed by phone, to assess their level of activity. The Registry will make it much more efficient to find anglers to survey, and it will include a broader representation of anglers. Instead of asking a random sample of
coastal U.S. residents if they’ve gone fishing (which is what is currently done), the registry will allow surveyors to call upon those who have already identified themselves as saltwater fishermen. The surveys collect information about who is fishing, when they fish, and what species and how many fish they catch.
For some species of fish, the recreational catch far outpaces the commercial harvest. In addition, in many communities, recreational fishing is a major economic driver, affecting everything from the hospitality industry
to fuel sales to outfitters and small businesses. Accurately capturing the many contributions of recreational fishermen will help to ensure that these interests are properly considered in resource allocation and other policy
matters.
7. Are there any exceptions to the registration requirement?
You do not need to register in order to participate in saltwater fishing in the following situations:
• When fishing as a passenger on a party/charter or head boat operated by an individual who holds a
valid Commercial Operator’s license
• When fishing for smelt from a smelt camp rented from an individual who holds valid Commercial Operator’s licenseIn addition, you may be eligible for a waiver from the registry requirement if you can provide documentation
from a physician that you:
• Are blind
• Are a paraplegic
• Have an acquired brain injury
• Are mentally handicapped
You are also eligible for a waiver if you can provide documentation from the Veteran’s Administration that you
are a disabled veteran.
Eligibility requirements to obtain a waiver are available at: http://www.maine.gov/dmr/recreational
8. Where do the revenues from the Striped Bass Endorsement go?
A dedicated fund was established with the passage of the bill that created Maine’s saltwater registry. All
revenues from the sales of the Striped Bass Endorsement may be used only for the implementation, and administration of the registry, enforcement, and research and conservation efforts related to the saltwater recreational fishery.
9. Are there any free fishing days?
Yes. Maine residents need not register in order to fish legally on July 4th, Labor Day weekend or Memorial Day weekend.
10. Is there any reciprocity for other states?
Yes. A person that possesses a valid New Hampshire saltwater recreational fishing license may engage in recreational saltwater fishing from Maine's southern border to Cape Neddick, without registering with ME DMR
Well, if you where to judge a fishery on opportunities this is nuts how many nice fish are in Casco Bay or all Maine's striper waters right now!!!! But getting the eat has been a little bit of chasing an early start, tides and reading the fish. The later being the most difficult if you are fishing from shore or a noisy boat, simply the fish don't need to eat our flies they really don't need to waste energy chasing our flies, they have all they need and can eat when ever they want. But they are stripers and there are always a few who are a little more snappy, one thing that has been consistent for us is not to throw a the big group I know it hard to reframe from doing so but those fish are social and read off any nervous energy from the group, Read my last post on the Green merkin crab it has been our best producer for the last 2 weeks followed by a olice small sand eel pattern I tie with Finish Racoon, but we are targeting tides and sun angles for sight fishing and missed a few of the early starts exchanging them for the sand on the incoming tides,
Couple of things happening in Casco Bay that was frustrating anglers last week was the weed/grass floating everywhere, I here you it took a few places holding tons of fish out of the picture as you got very few clean retrieves well the bait stuck to those weed lines during that period of nw wind and cooler nights and we found some real active feeds on the opposite shoreline and had the place to ourselves for a few days So pay attention to the winds if it blows hard for a few days you may want to check out the next island over shore line even if doesn't have structure your looking to fish check it out it may hold fish for a few tides then go back to to there summer holding spots,
South - North
Reports from Dave Skok fishing Cape Ann are like our lots of well feed Bass using the flats to lay up, his eats are coming on small patterns as well. he also reports there are tons of fish feed a few miles off on large sand eel and the ord is the fish seemed to be moving our way,
The Kennebec guides are reporting some real good fishing and it sounds like it holding up well in the evening as well, If you are looking to fish the Kennebec give Capt Peter Fallon a call .
And finally the tidal Carp fishing has had a few moments for us as well they like warm humid days, good timing on the tides has had us casting to tailing fish for a few hrs and 4 fish over 12 lbs to boat, Our new skiff is floating and poling well in 5 inches of water, is a dream for fishing the sand flats as well,
Casco Bay Striper Tournament
19th Annual Catch and Release Striper Tournament to be held on August 20-21st 2010. Yarmouth Baot Yard will also be hosting a Captains Dinner on Friday night before the tournament. This year YBY is proud to announce that L.L. Bean will be the corporate sponsor.
Tournament Prizes (For 2010)
Stripers/Bluefish
• 1st Place .......... $1,000 Cash
• 2nd Place ......... $500 Cash
• 3rd Place .......... $250 Cash
• 10th Place ........ $125
• 15th Place ........ $125
• 1st Place .......... $1,000 Cash
• 2nd Place ......... $500 Cash
• 3rd Place .......... $250 Cash
• 10th Place ........ $125
• 15th Place ........ $125
Fly Fishing-Stripers Only
• 1st Place .......... $750 Cash
• 2nd Place ......... $500 Cash
• 3rd Place .......... $250 Cash
• Slam ........ $250
• CCA Member Raffle
After years of customers asking for hats with my fly logo on it, we are now selling hats t-shirts and buffs, we should be all set for online orders in the next few weeks, drop us an email if your interested.
Open AM trips for July 18,19,20,21 Evening trips call 207-671-4330
Aug AM 4-7 13,14 19-20
Quick update going into the weekend, found a few nice fish this morning in Casco Bay, some good reports to the south, wind direction and temps look good and getting better. things could bust open in the next few days!!! Did get a couple of fish near 30 today, the real story was a group of little punks that where full of it at 14-17 inches, great to see!!! Stay near the river systems!! and things turned on about 2.5 hr into the outgoing. I just had some June dates open up due to a angler who had to change his travel plan till Aug they are great tides!!!June 16-19 I also have few days in the first and second week of June For either Maine tidal Carp or striped Bass, Give a call for more info 207-671-4330
Here we go my first Maine fishing report, Stripers are showing from Portland South and in some area's in good numbers!!!and that's the word Cape Cod North, the
water temps are not to bad even with a few chilly nights we had this past week. Looking forward with the amount of baitfish that have moved into Maine's water we should here about some big fish being caught in the bigger rivers, I've fished the sand flats near Portland a couple of times on the few sunny days we have had, and have seen some nice groups of fish moving around, they where playing follow the leader and not stoping by for any thing we casted at them, have had good luck around Plum Island and Kittery area last week. Carp flats had five shots on one day to some real large fish but really need a spike in the water temp for that to turn on!!! It's still early but off to a good start!!!!
Stripers are Here--------- May 2009
Many of you have asked me to drop a line when something good is happening on the water, well here it is. Yes, Cape Cod and Rhode Island are fishing well, but the real story is the Merrimack River to the estuaries near Portland, Maine! After a few scouting runs, I was willing to fish one of my repeat anglers and after what we experienced he's coming back for more the first week of June. Give me a call if you want to get out there, (207) 671-4330.
We started on an incoming tide but the fish were on the move and even with a quick cast and a good angle they just ripped past. No leans or love on the incoming. After the tide turned it got bright around 11am and we saw some pushes along the banks and in the deeper channels. I poled up-current in about 3 feet of water on a sandy bottom so my angler could cast into the deeper channels. Then we started to see fish right under us on the sand flat in the sun in Maine in May! I was in heaven! We worked on these fish about and hour or so, bringing in some nice ones. There’s something special about this after what we’ve seen the last two years----keep um coming!
The Fly Fishing Film Tour
This national festival is playing in Portland, Maine at the Asylum on Thursday, June 4, at 7pm. Hosted by Flies and Fins and sponsored by The Drake magazine, Sage Fly Rods, Patagonia, Scientific Anglers and others, The Fly Fishing Film Tour showcases some of the best cutting edge fly fishing films to date. There will be a pre- and post-show party with appetizers, beer from local brewing companies and outstanding shorts from 406 Productions, World Angling and Flies and Fins, to midnight.
Striper Tournament
Looking ahead, the Royal River Catch and Release Striper Tournament is set for Sept 12-13, 2009 with cash prizes for fly and a Captain/Angler pre-party at the Royal River Grill House. See www.royalriverstriper.com and feel free to e-mail if you’re looking for guides for the tournament.
The Fly Fishing Film Tour, hosted by www.fliesandfins.com sponsored by The Drake magazine, Sage Fly Rods, Scientific Anglers Patagonia among others, is touring the country this spring and early summer, showcasing some of the most cutting edge fly fishing films to date. The festival is playing in Portland, Maine at the Asylum on Thursday, June 4, at 7pm. There will also be a pre- and post-show party with appetizers, beer from local brewing companies and some outstanding shorts from 406 Productions, World Angling and Flies and Fins, 7pm to midnight.
Tickets for the festival are $15 for adults (21 and over only). For more info on the Fly Fishing Film Tour, and to see trailers of the films that will be showing, check out the website: www.flyfishingfilmtour.com or contact Eric Wallace by email, eric@coastalflyangler.com, or phone, 207-671-4330.
"The focus of this tour is to showcase the talent of these filmmakers, raise some money for various conservation groups and provide fly-fishers an evening of entertainment," says organizer Tom Bie. "It may also be the only legitimate chance for thousands of lonely fly-tyers to actually get a date."
Film Lineup
. "Drift" -- Sweeps across the flats of Belize and the Bahamas to spey
casting on Oregon's Deschutes River and exotic rivers in Kashmir, India.
10-minute and 18-minute segments.
. "Nervous Water" -- Four groups of anglers, each obsessed with the fish
they love, chase brown trout, rainbows, redfish and marlin. 18 minutes.
. "Eastern Rising" -- Felt Soul Media founders Ben Knight and Travis Rummel,
who did the Bristol Bay documentary "Red Gold," offer a fly-fishing
excursion from Bristol Bay to the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. 9 minutes.
. "Red Gold" -- A fishing segment from the "Red Gold" documentary. 9 minutes.
. "Bass: The Movie" By Jamie Howard-- Pits a fly-rod angler versus a
conventional angler in a bass hotspot. Who will win? 5 minutes.
. "Rivers of a Lost Coast" -- Led by fly-fishing gypsy Bill Schaadt, a cult
of California coastal fly-fishermen revolutionized their sport and redefined
their lives. 5 minutes.
. "Great White North" -- An MTV-style video that uses creative camera angles
to highlight steelhead and trout fishing in the Northwest and British
Columbia. 10 minutes.
. "Soul Fish" -- A teaser from a recently released film by California
filmmaker Mikey Weir features footage from Mongolia, Brazil, Florida Keys,
Christmas Island, Louisiana and Belize. 5 minutes.
. "Drum" -- Filmmakers take you inside the mind of the Holeman Brothers and
their relentless quest for big redfish in the character-filled community of
Hopedale, La. 9 minutes.
. "Raising the Ghost" -- Finding steelhead in a remote stretch of British
Columbia is hard enough. But finding ones that will chase a dead-drifted dry
fly? Nearly impossible. 5 minutes.
Fly Fishing Film Tour Summary
When: 7 p.m. June 4th., doors open a half-hour before the show.
Where: Asylum, 121 Center St Portland ME Cost: $15, 21+
Length: 90 minutes plus shorts and live music
Prizes: Among the many door prizes is entry in a grand prize drawing for a trip to Belize, Scott Fly Rods and Patagonia gear.
Tickets/More Info: Go to www.flyfishingfilmtour.com or follow the buzz at www.fliesandfins.com | 
