Capt. Barry Gibson writes each month about saltwater fishing in Maine in the Maine Sportsman, one of the two major monthly outdoor publications in our state. Barry attended the public hearing on the proposal that would have brought a saltwater fishing license to Maine. The opposition was significant and offered a variety of good reasons not to implement the proposal at this time. From the Sportsman article ”Well known Master Maine Guide, Capt. Don Kleiner of Warren (yes he got the town wrong) opposed the license as well and made an excellent point.
The stripers have arrived in the St George river not in big numbers yet but steady fishing. I fished this morning even though it was raining, cold (45 degrees) and blowing a gale out of the east. I fished in the river above Thomaston Harbor so the wind only served to make the morning uncomfortable and not rough or dangerous. The water temperature is playing a big role in striper fishing success right now you could see the fish gradually stop feeding on the incoming tide. The incoming tide driven by the easterly wind brought a dose of temperature reality with it.
I was bass fishing with a young couple this weekend and was very pleasantly surprised by two brook trout. The first one was caught at the boat launch before we had even gotten in the boat, the second came about halfway through the morning, a very pleasant surprise for all of us and they each landed one trout. Not to mention being absolutely beautiful with excellent color, almost as bright as they are in the fall.This morning I went down on the Saint George River to look for stripers, I did not find even one. I did see five eagles all together in one spot.
