A Stevens original is an exquisite piece of art, commanding $1,000 or more.. Now 64, Theriault and his wife, Connie, have been making and selling flies for 44 years, plucking the materials feathers, hair, and fur from the animals they raise on their farm in Stacyville, 10 miles east of Baxter State Park. It's an excellent choice as night falls. It was in a small fly shop the following year that Dumaine noticed a photograph of the famous Maine fly tier Carrie Stevens alongside a Stevens . Mount Desert Island's Upper Hadlock or Bubble ponds are good early-season spots, as well as Fox and Simpson ponds in Rogue Bluffs on Route 182 in the Downeast region. The following day, Dr. Sanborn immediately hooked a hen 9-pound, 3-ounce landlocked salmon on Messalonskee Lake. The original was made of long, white bucktail hairs, chicken feathers dyed lime green, and topped with black-dyed feathers. This months fly is my own creation called the F.T. When you look for Maine brook-trout water, there are several factorscold water, sufficient food, limited competition, and trout geneticsthat can help you determine if a body of water can support big brook trout. Today, however, the state's new regulations have brought life back to the ponds, which now hold good numbers of trophy trout. It was created by Pat Bennett a fishing guide from Island Park, Idaho. Trolled behind an outboard motor, the fly mimics a darting minnow. I can't find much background info on this fly. I found this pattern in the book Go-To Flies by Tony Lolli. Custom orders are all flies hand-tied by Jesse Rochester (Mainely Outdoors) using the highest quality materials and hooks. It was given to me to copy by a customer who raved about its fish catching ability. These schools can have 1000s of menhaden stacked up on eachother so the trick lies in getting your fly to the right spot at the right time. One of my favorite applications is to throw a flatwing against the rocks when there is a nice clean swell rolling in. We cast them down and across and twitched em back. This fly was created by Bill Edson of Portland, Maine in 1929. On Rum, Wilson, and Roach ponds in the Moosehead Lake region, use smelt patterns near inlet and outlet brooks, where the smelt spawn. My father, a pragmatic Yankee, concluded that size and presentation made all the difference, and he thought it was a waste of precious fishing time to keep trying different patterns. Most of these produce fish up to 16 inches and have canoe rentals ($15/day). Most of this land is controlled by Great Northern Paper Company (GNP) or the land management group North Maine Woods (NMW). When you catch a trophy brook trout, keep it in the water and revive it if necessary before releasing it unharmed, according to proper catch-and-release practices. This pattern was first created and fished by Dave Hise of North Carolina. But my own personal knowledge of this fly and its popularity in Maine comes from Dan Legere. Twenty-five of the park's 100 ponds contain wild populations of large brook trout. Some will fish this streamer all season, but I have found it is most effective during the fall. This month's fly is the Blue Winged Olive Parachute. is the first bug to hatch in the spring. And I started to tie, self taught with a basic book. It tends to incite those aggressive/territorial strikes from brook trout and landlocked salmon. This month's fly is the March Brown dry fly. Known for its 23 pools, it is characterized by fast . It was created by Pat Bennett a fishing guide from Island Park, Idaho. At the 1927 Boston Sportsmans Show, legendary Rangeley Lakes guide Herbie Welch debuted his 1919 prototype Black Ghost fly. If other competing species (perch, pickerel, and bass) are present, there is less food for the trout. I fish a slower realistic strip when fishing sand eels. I have been using it for 10 years or so. These flies are great when targeting large bass and blind casting to the rocky coast. All of lakeside flies are tied to order as received. The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (DeLorme Publishing, (207) 865-4171) is the best resource and will help make sense of it all. This pattern was created by Dick Frost who owned the Rangeley Region Sports Shop in the late 70's and early 80's. Shop hours of operation for customer service are Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm. In the past I have had no interest in stocking another color of this favorite fly. All Fly Fisherman subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. My homemade version features a grouse rump feather; Bedell used a breast feather. I end most seasons either searching for that elusive five-pound brookie around the inlets of large waters such as Allagash or Chamberlain lakes, or fishing one of the dozens of ponds reached from Hal Blood's Cedar Ridge Camps in Jackman. Smaller, super easy to cast, and a perfect bite for hungry stripers throughout the season. Tail - yellow calf tail. These baitfish all range in size from 2.5 to 4. The pamet special, named after the Pamet River in Truro, MA, is a fly originally tied by Rich Murphy for striped bass in New England. They can be tied large or small depending on the bait you are trying to match. Im generally sight fishing when I tie on one of these bugs but they can be effective in blind casting situations in estuaries, tidal rivers, etc, as well. Try a pause in your strip to trigger a following bass to strike just be ready on the strip set. The fly washes in with the current and flows back out with the wave. We caught a lot of brookies both ways from the streams we floated in Dads canoe. During the summer, I use it in smaller sizes for tan Caddis hatches. Nearby Nesowadnehunk Lake is also worth a visit. This is a very effective pattern that works well at Upper Dam in the fall. This month's fly is the parachute Royal Wulff. My original designs reflect my passion for fishing and the allure of enticing fish with a beautiful tied creation. Others (Big Black, Little Black, and North ponds) are good, but harder to reach. Food availability in a pond is influenced by several factors, such as water depth and clarity, types of organisms present in the food chain, and acidity. The air and water will be cooling and the trout and landlocked salmon will start their pre-spawn movement and/or positions into the rivers very soon. Dan Legere, (207) 695-2266, Don Dudley, (207) 528-2448, and a number of other guides that can be found by contacting the Maine Professional Guides Association, (207) 785-2061, www.midcoast.com/~guides, can also lead you to some great fishing without the added cost of the plane. Whatever your needs are I've got you covered! I am the sole fly tier here at Lakeside Flies. Some say that trout do not feed in the fall. They do just fine on out-of-state fish like rainbow and brown trout too. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close, Meet Your Maker On the Maine Pottery Tour, These Maine Farmers Raised Their Baby Yak Like a Dog, The 27 Best Places in Maine to Go With Your Dog, Project Puffin at 50: A Success Story, But Still Fragile, Take Your Photography to the Next Level with, What We Talk About When We Talk About Character, Mark Picard Has Likely Photographed More Moose Than Any Other Mainer. Youll have to ask the trout what theyre thinking when they eat it. "kiss & release" the fish. Cahill, Light and Dark 12-16. These flies fill in where clousers would go in most anglers boxes. Be sure to watch your fly disappear into the fishs mouth before you decisively set. Red River Camps, for example, located about 25 miles south of the Canadian border in the public Deboullie Preserve, contains 20 trout ponds within a 10-mile radius. The Tom Brady of fishing flies, an overachieving underdog, and more. Clear editor. It's a larger lake and the only fly-fishing-only water near Baxter that allows outboard motors. Her Gray Ghost featuring white hairs from a deer's tail and pheasant and jungle cock feathers catapulted her to acclaim in the sporting world. Keep in mind, however, that all "trout-only" waters do not produce big fish. Downeaster Jack Cooper invented this simple deer-hair bug back in the 1930s to catch the brook trout that gobbled caddisflies off the surface of his local ponds. I believe guides and flying services work best if they operate hand in hand. But buried deep in the marrow of most New Englanders runs a powerful strain of traditionalism. More than 20 gates are maintained throughout and day use and overnight camping fees are charged. Beautiful New England Tandem trolling streamers are my specialty to tie . By Dad gave em a try and declared the Cooper Bug his favorite all-round searching fly. You never know what mayflies you might find hatching on brook-trout water, but luckily, the fish cant afford to be picky, and precisely imitative flies arent needed. Tyers like Joe Cordeiro continue the flatwing tradition because these flies move and hover in incredibly realistic ways. For those of us who are streamer-junkies here in Maine, the Montreal Whore is one of the most popular "traditional styled" streamer patterns around. What is the Loyal Customer Reward Program? I landed this fly two feet in front of the fish and immediately got the fly moving with medium length strips at a moderate pace. The alderfly is the biggest hatch of the year on rocky brook-trout rivers such as the Androscoggin. They are tied with a rabbit strip, natural hair, sparse flash, and some have an ez body or head cement built finish. This fly hits the water for me when striped bass are actively feeding on a school of pogies. Whatever he was doing I wanted to learn about. This fly has turned out to be one of the most effective attractors on the water by many accounts. How can you NOT have a saltwater fly in the perfect New England collection? Each pond is now managed individually, based on its ability to produce trophy fish. Rabbit strips move fluidly in the water and give the fly a ton of life. This month's fly is the Grouse and Flash. It is simply an Adams with a yellow tag on the back end. Start your search for trophy brookies with these waters. These patterns range from 4 to 7. Some of my fondest memories with Dad were family camping & fishing trips in the wilderness of Maine & NH. Meanwhile, native brook trout populations dwindled but did not disappear. In 1972, Solon tackle-shop owner Bob Bedell created the Bingham Special, this writers favorite trout fly. Flashtail Whistlers, Drunk and Disorderlies, and Double Deceivers would be good flies for pike and muskie fishing in Maine. When sight fishing with crab patterns I like to lead the fish far enough so the fly has the chance to enter the fishs world without detection and sink to the bottom. Also these flies are not weighted so they will hover in the water as the materials flow with the current. When are you open? Many, many years went by . and one day my Dad was showing me some mangled old flies in his box that were his " favorites" he remarked. The biggest reason that this fly is in the box is because it pushes lots of water. Pull out the surf candy in the blitz, while fishing beaches, and in elements when you are sight fishing and the stripers are on bait. This pattern was created by Dave Whitlock. In 1994, Dumaine received her first fly-tying kit as a Christmas gift, the Universal Vise Kit: The Professor. It has taken salmon, brook trout, and rainbow trout and is especially favored by large brown trout. Original flies were floating, the recipe below is for one that will sink. I want to leave behind something for generations ahead to enjoy . Basically wherever I am he is! Northern waters in higher elevations offer better fishing during the hot summer months. Match the size of the bait as best you can and remember to pause on your strip and keep tension on your line throughout the presentation so you dont miss the strike. Over the years, New Englanders have created and adapted scores of fly patterns for our native brook trout and landlocked salmon. Through tagging and conservation efforts, the quality of many historic bonefish fisheries is improving, as is our understanding of the species' movements and patterns. Land your fly in the water with your fly line tight and give a long strip to remove any additional slack. Observing the school will help to show you where the stripers are feeding or pushing the school. Adult flies reach up to three inches long and are imitated by extended-body patterns with large, upright wings. Probably the most famous of all featherwing streamers, the Grey Ghost is still number one among those who troll flies on Sebago and Moosehead and other big lakes for landlocked salmon and squaretails. This streamer was originated in 1930 by Maine Game Warden Joseph Stickney of Saco. I see him in each of them in their own ways Finding these coldwater spots is often difficult, especially in larger waters, and it pays to hire a guide or stay at a camp that can provide information on where to fish. This months fly is the net spinning caddis larva. The big head made from ez body tubing alerts stripers that bait is near. I try to match the color of the flat when I am choosing a shrimp pattern. Our warmwater ponds and lakes hold southern interlopers such as bluegills and largemouth bass. I went from a hairdresser to fly tying . I time my presentations with the flow of each wave. The pink sparkle worm and zebra midge nymph rig has caught many fish for me in the first days of April in our waters. Chase Lodge (Patten, [207] 528-2183), which offer both American Plan and Housekeeping cabins, represent the best of both worlds. The same rings true during the holidays, order early to avoid shipping delays. This months fly is the foamulator. The next best time to fish the Rapid is between the first week of September until the season closes on September 30. It certainly has all the necessary elements to make it a good attractor Free shipping on orders over $45. Display as a link instead, At the end of June, Maine's premier mayfly, the Hex, produces the season's most frantic dry-fly action. So to all of you ~ I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me grow and keep our fishing heritage alive for generations to come. As the fall spawning period approaches (October into November), many of the larger trout become aggressive and respond to bright flies (Pink Lady, Mickey Finn, and Light Edson Tiger) fished with a fast, erratic retrieve. A list of sporting camps can be obtained from the Maine Sporting Camp Association, Box 89, Jay, ME 04239. Built with a rabbit strip tail, flash, palmered rabbit strip up the shank, and a heavy weighted eye, these bugs are attractor baitfish patterns that get deep and bounce up and down through the water column when stripped. It is a very attractive Marchs fly of month is actually a fly combination in celebration of the coming of April. Maine, the home of Carrie Stevens and the flies she designed and made famous, is one of thefew places in the Eastern U.S. that offers a chance to pursue trophy brook trout up to four pounds, but few anglers outside the state know it. The initiatives placed fly-fishing-only, catch-and-release, or slot-limit regulations on wild-trout ponds to curtail the number of fish killed by anglers. Lots of them will work for stripers up and down the east coast. I started using it many years ago and quickly found it's worth a space in my fly box. Streamers catch trout feeding heavily before winter. A handful of parks provide easy access to good water, but if you want the ultimate remote experience, hire a guide or visit one of the fishing camps with private water. We are stubborn and chauvinistic. I am mentioning it because it is a very good wet fly for September. This is a very effective pattern in the spring for fishing duringthe smelt run. Their elusive behavior, expert camouflage and skittish personalities make bonefish the quintessential poster child for shallow water sight-fishing. You can post now and register later. Extremely smart ! Nobody knows who was the first angler to wrap a feather around the shank of a hook and catch a trout with it. However, it has been found that even if a push of water gets the fish to enter the river, if the water temperature is not to their liking, it's probable they will recede back to the lake/pond/deep water holding lie until the water indeed cools down further. Hatches & Hints. It can be a chore to interpret which flies are best for your target fishery. The foamulator was created by Randall Kaufman of stimulator fame. Some of them are tied in a flatwing style with a single or double hackle feather tied in flat on top of the hook shank. Smelt can enter the river in many different ways, including getting tossed through dams, so they can be ever-present in many different areas in rivers, lakes . Sculpins abound in the tumbling, boulder-strewn rivers of northern New England and are the number-one forage for big river-dwelling brook trout and landlocked salmon. As the name implies, this is a caddis imitation most plentiful in the fall months. The Mickey Finn was originated by John Alden Knight of Pennsylvania in the 1930's. Throat: dark brown saddle hackle barbules Wing: two yellow saddle hackles flanked by two slightly shorter white saddle hackles Shoulders: grey mallard flank feathers 1/2 length of wing Cheeks: jungle cock Dazzler Thread: black Body: flat silver tinsel Throat: gray squirrel tail, under which are yellow hackle barbules Ill throw this fly at our rocky Maine coast, estuaries, drop offs, and to busting fish. The use of pine squirrel strips gives it real life in the water and the shiny body gives it just enough glitter. Heres one that every striper angler needs in their box. This month's fly is the Winnipesaukee Smelt. I have success with this fly in rivers and streams with good flow, especially in low light conditions and deep pockets. New backcountry roads caused increased fishing pressure on the state's remote ponds, which in turn led to overharvest of fish. All of the area's easy-to-reach, fly-fishing-only ponds (Denny, Upper, Island, and Stink ponds) stay cooler throughout the season. April 14, 2020 He gets very mad if we don't. Bean (Freeport, [800] 221-4221), which are both located within a few minutes of I-95. It was created in the mid 1900's by Jim Warner of Wolfeboro New Hampshire. And you should read Al Raychard's guidebooks Remote Trout Ponds in Maine, Fly Fishing in Maine, and Flying in for Trout (all Northcountry Press). The flatwings above were tied by Joe Cordeiro and range from 7 to over 12. The cabins located on Daicey and Kidney ponds also serve as a base camp to nearby Rocky, Little Rocky, Polly, Celia, Jackson, and Lily Pad ponds. It only requires water temps in the 45 degree range to beginhatching. It was created by a Colorado guide named Chris Eisenhard. Its history is a little muddled, as I believe it was originated by Lenny Loiselle. It floats forever, skitters nicely, and is easy to see. My most effective way to Puterbaugh Caddis The Puterbaugh Caddis was developed by Don Puterbaugh, a long time guide on the Arkansas river in Colorado. Pull this fly out when you want to let the fish know your fly is there. All orders recieve a Free Fly & A Free Shop decal! Spinning fly carousels in the shops and listening to my Dad talk fishin stories with the owners. What makes a flatwing is that the long hackle feathers are tied in flat on top of the hook. This is a versatile fly that can fool fish in a variety of situations. One of my biggest passions is helping others to advance and be successful in the sport of fly fishing.

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