Yes, there has been a lull in the updating of this site but not for lack of lines being in the water. There was of course Smeltapolooza 2011, and some early spring lines in (mostly by Dean) with success on Sebago Lake for some early lakers and recently on Tricky Pond with a half dozen brooks in the boat. I hit the Presumpscott River a month ago and, I don’t know where the 200 or so stocked brookies went that were dumped in there the weekend before but, they went either up to the lake or got swept way down by the fast spring runoff. I only gave it an hour though but got the chance to brief someone new to the addiction that is fly fishing.
My friend Karen came with me and has decided to drink the cool-aid, and will come to our first big foray in June for her first time fly fishing. We’ll hook up with FFIM for the Spring Conclave and make Cusuptic Lake the base camp for exploring the legendary rivers of western Maine. Karen has been very impressive with her ability to beg, borrow, and steal all the equipment necessary. In fact, we may all be out equipped by her before it’s all said and done. If we get out fished by her…..then we will have some explaining to do.
So, as you know this site is not always about the technical side of fishing, but often more a reflection of the fishing adventures we go on….with all the side stuff that goes along with it. We may get to the flies, the hatches, the knots, the river flow CFMs and the catch statistics when we can. Now, the Monsters Of Fishing are just packing it all up, and getting ready to yank (and release) what we can from the Cusuptic, Kennebego, Magalloway, and Rapid Rivers.
Noteworthy developments for this year’s first trip: Jimmy will attempt to use a little red wagon to pull a week’s load of food, beverages, and beverages the mile or so walk into Middle Dam for one day. Dean is brewing up a couple of cases of commemorative nut brown ale for the trip. And I’ll be guiding aforementioned Karen on her maiden fly fishing outing—where she will observe the MOF crew in a wilderness setting where it’s too far to run away anywhere. More to come…
Jimmy at Middle Dam-Rapid River