Fishing Season starts early (Bangor: houses, buyers, camps)

[melinuxfool]

Maine’s fishing season begins - Bangor Daily News (http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/139769.html - broken link)

Where do you all like to fish?

I like to take a trip once in a while up to the Rockwood area and fish the brooks on the logging roads and trails. Brook trout are still my favorites.

[island mermaid]

Way to go Baldacci! Spend another $20k on an "emergency bill" so people can fish a week earlier than usual! Dumbass.

[melinuxfool]

Originally Posted by island mermaid

Way to go Baldacci! Spend another $20k on an "emergency bill" so people can fish a week earlier than usual! Dumbass.

But on the positive side. Fishing starts a week early.

Why a bill like this would have to cost $20k, I don't know. Here's hoping the weather turns good and the fish start biting.

[OutDoorNut]

Originally Posted by melinuxfool

Maine’s fishing season begins - Bangor Daily News (http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/139769.html - broken link)

Where do you all like to fish?

I like to take a trip once in a while up to the Rockwood area and fish the brooks on the logging roads and trails. Brook trout are still my favorites.

Why is it that whenever there's talk on the net about sport fishing in Maine, it's almost never about saltwater fishing.

Is there any saltwater fishing there, or has the ocean become a lifeless desert except for lobsters?

[melinuxfool]

Originally Posted by OutDoorNut

Why is it that whenever there's talk on the net about sport fishing in Maine, it's almost never about saltwater fishing.

Is there any saltwater fishing there, or has the ocean become a lifeless desert except for lobsters?

Well, I don't fish solely for sport. Yes, it's great fun, but I also intend to eat what I catch. Brook trout taste the best, in my opinion, so naturally, that's what I go for.

[AustinB]

Originally Posted by OutDoorNut

Why is it that whenever there's talk on the net about sport fishing in Maine, it's almost never about saltwater fishing.

Is there any saltwater fishing there, or has the ocean become a lifeless desert except for lobsters?

some go striper fishing here, but the season is short. Most catch haddock or cod, or mackerel. None of which could be considered a sport fish.

[Frostbite]

Just a guess but I think there is a lot of out of state fish nuts that liked to fish just after ice out. I know this because I was one of them and we did it almost every year. We always rented a cabin and spent bucks in the local general stores, got speeding tickets on the pike and such. If opening dates miss ice out by too much I bet a lot of would be license buyers would fall by the wayside. I did read something about the new "emergency" dates but did it really cost 20K? Can't imagine how. Last year I attended an "invite" to toss tiny lures to smallmouth bass in the river behind one of my neighbors houses. The license cost 50 bucks for three days I think. It was more of a social event than a fishing trip. Does anybody think the record breaking ice out could hurt the revenue brought into the state?

[Northern Maine Land Man]

There is a brief flurry of salmon activity when the ice goes out. I think the salmon come up to the surface to enjoy the newly oxygenated water. Then they take a break until the water warms to about 42 degrees. Catch that on a good lake and you'l have a circus.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by OutDoorNut

Why is it that whenever there's talk on the net about sport fishing in Maine, it's almost never about saltwater fishing.

Is there any saltwater fishing there, or has the ocean become a lifeless desert except for lobsters?

Contrary to the inland fisherman's opinion there is a very robust saltwater sport fishery in Maine. Depending on the season there are several large species open to the salt water angler. Bluefish which start out in Florida at a couple of pounds and 12 inches in length can reach 18-20 pounds or more in Maine and top out at at 36 inches plus. They eat whole mackerel or pogies as bait and have good sized teeth to contend with when landed. You have to whack them with a small bat to knock them out if you're planning to keep them. Fileted and wrapped with onion and lemon on the grill you will not find a better coastal fish for eating. Striped bass are also very popular. Small Stripers between 20 and 26 inches may be taken or fish over 40 inches. Yes Small stripers start at 20 inches so there is some fun involved with catching them. They can be prepared the same way as the Blues and they also taste great chunked and fried in beer batter. Mackerel are good if cooked the right way and are very easily caught all along the Maine coast in the summer.
You can even go for it off shore for halibut, monkfish,haddock, sand shark or dogfish,(delicious by the way) hake, flounder, yellow and blue fin tuna!(which are absolutely high end sport fish). All of these species are found only 4-5 miles from the coast!
I love brook and lake fishing . The fish is great and very tasty. Though growing up on the coast I'd have to say the ocean is a greater challenge and the variety and sheer size of the ocean fish is something to behold. I would not say one type of fishing is better than the other as I have enjoyed both types of fishing hundreds of time. Don't dismiss the coast. The fishing is great!

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Frostbite

Just a guess but I think there is a lot of out of state fish nuts that liked to fish just after ice out. I know this because I was one of them and we did it almost every year. We always rented a cabin and spent bucks in the local general stores, got speeding tickets on the pike and such. If opening dates miss ice out by too much I bet a lot of would be license buyers would fall by the wayside. I did read something about the new "emergency" dates but did it really cost 20K? Can't imagine how. Last year I attended an "invite" to toss tiny lures to smallmouth bass in the river behind one of my neighbors houses. The license cost 50 bucks for three days I think. It was more of a social event than a fishing trip. Does anybody think the record breaking ice out could hurt the revenue brought into the state?

it may, but i doubt it, if its an early spring, thousands of folks will want to open thier camps early, or if folks have a second or summer house along the coast, perhaps they will arrive earlier, more people (tourists, visitors, friends, families, and folks with second homes up here) feed the local economies, from landscapers, to restaurants and lodging, more people, means a better economy