Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season for Maine Outdoors and the telephone was very busy Friday afternoon with folks making last minute plans. The weather looks to be a perfect start to the summer season warm, sunny and pleasant. In fact even though we have had showers the last few days we could use some rain. It is amazing to see how quickly the river has fallen to near mid summer levels. I have been wading and trout fishing this week and because of that am more aware of the level than usual.
My season has been off to a great start. One of the best things about guiding is the great folks that I get to spend time with over the years. Often a trip is as much a chance to catch up with a friend as anything. I am truly fortunate for the great folks that I have as clients. Now to the fishing.
One of the great parts of being a guide is having to actually spend time finding the fish or birds or making sure that water levels are right. There is nothing better than having to spend the afternoon launching the boat and poking around to see if I can find a few fish on an afternoon like this. The breeze was light when I started and went to nothing as the afternoon progressed. As you can see in this picture the water was just like glass and I can verify that the air temperature was nearly perfect.
