2017 June - Smallmouth Bass

Esther with a nice Smallmouth bass

Fishing in Maine has been pretty good this spring. It is always nice to catch a Smallmouth bass because they are not as plentiful as they used to be on our favorite lake in Maine.

2017 June - Fishing with George in Maine

My brother came to visit for a fishing weekend and the fishing was great! We didn't keep count and I wish we had because we caught so many fish. The weather was so much better this year than when he visited last year. We had so much fun, I think we spent at least 8 hours every day in the boat fishing! Here is just a small sampling of the fish we caught.

Esther with largemouth bass

George with largemouth bass

Frank with largemouth bass

Frank and George had several Double Hookups all day!

We saw lots of wildlife too. We saw a deer swimming across the lake. And we saw a beaver up close. He was not very happy with us and smacked his tail loudly on the water trying to scare us. I did get a couple of pictures of the beaver.

Beaver swimming underwater close to our boat

Beaver swimming away

2017 May - Maine

We have started to go to Maine for some fishing. Unfortunately the weather has been very cold and rainy this spring so I don't have much to say about the fishing yet.  We did get out for a little while and we had the pond all to ourselves! We saw lots of wildlife which is always fun.

Beautiful peaceful late afternoon in Maine

One of the 2 Duck families we saw on the edge of the pond.

Mink - I saw a little creature like this running along the banking.

American Bittern - first time I have ever seen this type of bird sitting in a marshy area.