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Fly Fishing in Maine "...The 3,000 lakes and ponds, coupled with 32,000 miles of streams and rivers winding through expansive forests are a national treasure. Whether you seek a native, wild salmon, trout or bass in a remote, wilderness environment, or just want to go out for an afternoon of fun, Maine has it all" - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
 
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Maine Fly Fishing Articles
A Mile of Lake Trout!
By Sheila Grant  
www.newenglandgameandfish.com/ng_aa053304a
A Sea-Run Fish for Every Season
The Kennebec River A Sea-Run Fish for Every Season  
www.maineenvironment.org/Edwards_Dam/Sea-RunFishforEverySeason.htm
Allagash Lake
Allagash Lake can easily be called the gem of the north Maine woods.  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=19
Angling on the Androscoggin
from MaineToday.com  
outdoors.mainetoday.com/fishing/011014stocking.shtml
Area Fishing
Kennebec River Outfitters is Maine  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/area.htm
Aroostook County fishing
The “Crown of Maine” remains the last stronghold of Maine’s traditional coldwater species.  
www.fishing-in-maine.com/aroostook.htm
Blue Duns - They're not related but they all hatch early and look alike
This selection and a couple more early season mayflies are the reason the "Blue Dun" mayfly pattern is such a killing fly  
www.maineflyfishing.com/bluedun/bigpicture.htm
Buy Maine Fishing Licenses Online  
www.informe.org/ifw/
Classic Salmon Program  
www.classicsalmon.org
Downeast Region fishing
Downeast Maine is noteworthy because of the wide variety of angling experiences it offers  
www.fishing-in-maine.com/downeast.htm
Eagle Lake Region  
www.fishriverlodge.com/frlodge3.shtml
Fairfield - Shawmut Dam
Very popular with local anglers from central/southern Maine...  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/fairfield.htm
Fish-Maine.com  
www.fish-maine.com
Fisheries Resources of the Kennebec River
An angler stands casting in a 20-foot canoe just below the Augusta dam on the Kennebec River...  
knox.link75.org/mmb/Cybrary/kenfish/krcr1.html
Fishes of Maine  
www.colby.edu/chemistry/CH217/Fish%20Page/Main%20Page.htm
Fishing for Fish - Perhaps a guide can help
When the renowned tradition of Registered Maine Guides began more than 100 years ago, visiting fishing aficionados had limited choices...  
outdoors.mainetoday.com/fishing/010909guides.shtml
Fishing the Kennebec River
The Kennebec River begins at two dams on the west side of Moosehead Lake.  
www.gateway-rec.com/fishing/kennebec.htm
Fishing-in-Maine.com
...Maine stands out among other areas as a sanctuary for fishing lovers, still rugged, beautiful and unspoiled. Nearly 6000 lakes and ponds and 32,000 miles of rivers and streams along with some of th  
www.fishing-in-maine.com
Fly Fishing In Maine
Get information about everything you ever wanted to know for Fly Fishing In Maine  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com
Fly Fishing Maine Rivers.com  
www.flyfishingmainerivers.com
Game and Fish magazine
Game & Fish brings you the latest hotspots, tactics & outdoor news, no matter where you hunt or fish.  
www.newenglandgameandfish.com
Grand Lake Stream
This web site offers information on hunting, fishing, obtaining a Maine Guide and businesses in the Grand Lake Stream area.  
grandlakestream.com/
Grand Lake Stream  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=26
Grand Lake Stream Fly Fishing
Abundant in our St. Croix watershed are Landlocked salmon, square-tailed trout, lake trout and some of the best small-mouthed bass fishing in Maine  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=26
Grand Lake Stream, Maine
West Grand Lake has been noted for almost a century for it's landlocked salmon and is one of the original salmon lakes.  
www.fish-gls.com/
Introduction to Maine Fishing
Maine has long been known for its reputation for having one of the finest saltwater sport fisheries on the east coast.  
www.fish-maine.com/coombs_article.htm
Kennebago River
The Kennebago River is located just outside of Rangeley, Maine, in the heart of the Western Maine mountain region.  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=3
Kennebago Streamer - Old Flies
The fly was named for Kennabago Stream, a famous trout and landlocked salmon water in the Rangeley section of the state of Maine.  
www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part162.html
Kennebec - Bingham/ Wyman Dam
Just 20 miles north of the shop in Bingham, you will find Maine's (and arguably New England's!) finest trophy "Tailwater" (i.e., Wyman Dam) and one of the only (and unquestionably the strongest!) "Wil  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/bingham.htm
Kennebec - Fairfield/ Shawmut Dam
Very popular with local anglers from central/southern Maine, aggressively promoted by local sports writers and newspapers, and touted by the Maine DIF&W as a "World Class Brown Trout Fishery", Shawmut  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/fairfield.htm
Kennebec - Madison/ The Pines
Just outside of Skowhegan ("Skowvegas" to the folks from up north!), the river runs southwest and away from Route 201.  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/madison.htm
Kennebec - Solon/ Carratunk Falls
Above the upper dam in Madison, the river runs through a rural and semi-remote wooded area with limited shore side development, ancient Native American petroglyths, and abundant wildlife including Eag  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/solon.htm
Kennebec - The Forks/ Carratunk
Above Wyman Lake, the river parallels Route 201 flowing through an otherwise remote valley all the way up to The Forks offering miles of wade-in fishing for primarily "wild" Brook Trout, Landlocked Sa  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/forks.htm
Kennebec - The Gorge/ East Outlet
Above The Forks, the Kennebec River flows through a remote and rugged gorge with limited and difficult access. The Gorge contains populations of "wild" brook trout and landlocked salmon that can attai  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/gorge.htm
Kennebec Anadromous Fish
a sea-run fish for every season  
mainerivers.org/ken_fish.htm
Kennebec and Dead River Profiles
The Upper Kennebec and Dead Rivers offer some of the best fishing to be had in the Northeast...  
www.mtnvalleyflies.com/river.htm
Kennebec Dam Removal - Freeing Maine
The Kennebec River, which drains one-fifth of the state of Maine, is comparable only to Hudson River and Chesapeake Bay in its importance as a fish spawning ground.  
sciencebulletins.amnh.org/biobulletin/biobulletin/story1204.html
Kennebec River
Once polluted and seriously neglected, the legendary Kennebec River in Maine is rapidly returning to its former glory!  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/kennebecriver.htm
Kennebec River  
www.maineflyfishing.com/ourriver.htm
Kennebec River - Great Eddy / Skowhegan  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/skowhegan.htm
Kennebec River - The Pines/Madison  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/madison.htm
Kennebec River - Bingham  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=24
Kennebec River - East Outlet  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=9
Kennebec River - Madison  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=22
Kennebec River - Skowhegan  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=20
Kennebec River - Solon  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=25
Kennebec River - The Forks  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=23
Kennebec River brook trout
The brook trout fishing continues to get better in the Upper Kennebec Valley of Maine  
www.gateway-rec.com/fishing/brookie.htm
Kennebec River info
The Kennebec River from Waterville to Sidney offers beautiful scenery, wildlife viewing (including bald eagles, ospreys, ducks, and the occasional deer and red fox) and fantastic fishing for smallmout  
www.mainewildernesstours.com/kennebec.html
Kennebec River information
Once polluted and seriously neglected, the legendary Kennebec River in Maine is rapidly returning to its former glory!  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/kennebecriver.htm
Kennebec River Page
The Kennebec River from Moosehead Lake to Tide Water  
www.maineflyfishing.com/ourriver.htm
Kennebec River-Shawmut Dam  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=8
Lakewood Camps
Lakewood Camps, because of its ideal location, has the unique distinction of allowing guests the opportunity to either fly fish on the famous Rapid River or troll the waters of the Richardson Lakes.  
www.lakewoodcamps.com/LCfishing.htm
Lower Kennebec River description  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=14
Maine Department of Conservation  
www.state.me.us/doc
Maine Guides Online
largest index of Maine Recreational Guides on the Internet  
www.maineguides.com/
Maine Harbors
Tide Charts and related Nautical information  
www.maineharbors.com
Maine ponds
Ponds for fly fishing in Maine  
www.maineflyfishing.com/ffowater.htm
Maine Sportsman
New England's Largest Outdoor Publication  
mainesportsman.com
Maine's Androscoggin River Comeback
By Rod Cochran  
www.newenglandgameandfish.com/ng_aa063304a
Maine's Rapid River spurs digital conservation
When non-native smallmouth bass encroached on a brook trout stream, one group of anglers used the internet as a conservation tool  
www.espn.go.com/outdoors/conservation/s/c_fea_TU_Rapid_conservation_
ME.html
Maine's Rapid River spurs digital conservation
When non-native smallmouth bass encroached on a brook trout stream, one group of anglers used the internet as a conservation tool  
espn.go.com/outdoors/conservation/s/c_fea_TU_Rapid_conservation_ME.h
tml
MaineToday.com Outdoors Fishing  
outdoors.mainetoday.com/fishing
Moosehead Lake Region
the Moosehead Lake Region lies in the west central portion of Maine...  
www.maineguideflyshop.com/faq.html
Moosehead Lake Region fishing
The Moosehead Region is best known for Maine’s three premier coldwater game fish species - brook trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon.  
www.fishing-in-maine.com/Moosehead.htm
Moosehead Lake Region Greenville Area Trout Pond Guide  
www.maineguideflyshop.com/pondguide2.html
Our Top Five Spring Salmon Rivers
Northern New England is the place to be for spring landlocks, and these five proven waters should provide great angling action this spring.  
www.newenglandgameandfish.com/fishing/salmon-steelhead-fishing/NG_05
05_01
Penobscot River - East Branch  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=5
Penobscot River - West Branch  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=4
Penobscot River info  
www.maineflyfishing.com/penobsco.htm
Ramblings on the Roach
On the far shore, the silhouette of a mountain walled in the horizon, while below it Moosehead Lake shimmered in the last light of day.  
www.flyroddingthecoast.com/ramblings_on_the_roach.htm
Rangeley Lake Region fishing
The Rangeley Lakes Region is an accessible wilderness as vast as it is beautiful.  
www.fishing-in-maine.com/Rangley.htm
Rapid River
This river boasts an average brook trout at 2-3 lbs. according to locals, and fish topping 5 are not uncommon.  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/location.php?location=2
Salmon count affirms recovery
Salmon In The Penobscot River Are Continuing Their Recent Recovery  
www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=104493
Small Mouth Bass
Quality smallmouth bass can be found on many of Maine's rivers.  
www.fish-maine.com/KenBailey1.htm
The Maine attraction
The area around Maine's largest lake is a flyfisher's dream  
espn.go.com/outdoors/flyfishing/columns/klausmeyer_david/1526854.html
The Smallmouth
Who is THAT fish? Sometimes it's hard to tell  
www.riversmallies.com/articles_cd1.html
Top North Country Trout Rivers
For just the right combination of solitude, great fishing and easy access, these highly recommended trout rivers can't be beat.  
www.newenglandgameandfish.com/ng_aa073302a/index.html
Types of Fish in Maine
Maine boasts the last major self-sustaining "Wild" Brook Trout populations in the northeastern United States. With countless remote ponds, miles of wilderness streams, and large pristine lakes such as  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/fishtypes.htm
Upper Kennebec
The Upper Kennebec and Dead Rivers offer some of the best fishing to be had in the Northeast!  
www.mtnvalleyflies.com/river.htm
Where to Saltwater Fish Along Maine's Coast
The following section includes information about and directions to many of Maine's saltwater boat ramp and shore fishing sites  
www.state.me.us/dmr/recreational/saltwaterfishing.htm

Maine Fly Fishing Clubs
Down East Salmon Federation  
www.mainesalmonrivers.org
kennebec Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited  
www.kennebecvalleytu.org
Merry Meeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited
We at Merry Meeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited (MMBTU) believe in the conversavation, protection, and restoration of Maine's trout and salmon fisheries and their wartersheds.  
www.mmbtu.org

Maine Fly Fishing Guides
Grand Lake Stream Guides  
grandlakestream.com/guides.html
Kennebec River guide service  
www.maineflyfishing.com/weguide.htm
Kennebec River Outfitters  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/guide.htm
Smallmouth bass Fishing in Lincoln, Maine  
www.eaglelodgemaine.com/fishing.html
Stewart J. "Stu" Bristol  
stubristol.com
Striped bass fishing "flats style" with Captain John Ford.  
www.mainesaltwaterfishing.com/index.html

Maine Hatch Charts
Allagash River hatch chart  
www.bigyflyco.com/Allagash.html
Hatch chart data for Kennebec River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Kennebec+River&State=ME
Hatch chart data for Penobscot River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Penobscot+River&State=ME
Hatch chart data for Roach River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Roach+River&State=ME
Hatch chart data for Saco River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Saco+River&State=ME
Hatch data for Allagash River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Allagash+River&State=ME
Hatch data for Androscoggin River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Androscoggin+River%2C+ME&State=ME
Hatch data for Grand Lake Stream  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Grand+Lake+Stream&State=ME
Hatch data for Kennebago River  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Kennebago+River&State=ME
Maine Hatches
Hatch Guide for New England Trout Streams.  
www.maineflyfishing.com/hatches.htm
Maine rivers hatch charts  
www.tffr.com/Hatch_Charts/top_100_trout_rivers_usa.asp?State=ME
Penobscot River hatch chart  
www.bigyflyco.com/Penobscot.html
Rapid River hatch chart  
www.theflyfishingreport.com/Hatch_Charts/Top100Results.asp?River_Nam
e=Rapid+River&State=ME

Maine Fly Fishing Maps
Delorme Maine Maps  
www.delorme.com/companyinfo/releases/mainefishing.htm
Maine Lake Charts, Inc.
Creators of detailed maps of Maine lakes and ponds  
www.mainelakecharts.com
Maine lake maps  
www.state.me.us/ifw/fishing/depthmaps/index.htm
Shawmut Dam, Penobscot River
The Shawmut Dam Landing is a Canoe Launch maintained by Central Maine Power  
www.maineflyfishing.com/shawmap.htm

Maine Fly Fishing Photos
Fly Fising in Maine photos  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/photoalbum
Kennebec river photos  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com/photos.htm
Maine fly fishing photos  
www.eldredgeflyshop.com/html/photo_album.htm

Maine Fly Fishing Reports
Aroostock Headwaters  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=1
Belgrade Lakes Fishing Reports  
www.mainewildernesstours.com/reports.html
Belgrade Region  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=7
Casco Bay fishing reports  
www.mainesaltwaterfishing.com/fishing_reports_links.php
Down East reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=10
Kennebec Report  
www.maineflyfishing.com/Friday.htm
Kennebec River Fishing Report  
www.mtnvalleyflies.com/fishing.htm
Maine Fishing reports from anglerguide.com
reports for major areas of Maine  
www.anglerguide.com/maine
Maine weekly fishing reports
Broken down by region-by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife  
www.state.me.us/ifw/fishing/weeklyreports.htm
Moosehead Reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=3
Northern Maine/Eagle Lake Region Reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=8
Portland Region reports  
www.maineinfo.net/Daytrippers.html
Rangeley Region fishing reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=6
SE Striper Reports  
www.eldredgeflyshop.com/html/reports.htm
Southern Coast Region Reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=13
Statewide Reports  
www.kitterytradingpost.com/fishtalk.html
Upper Androscoggin Region Reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=12
Upper Kennebec & Somerset County fishing reports  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=4
York & Cumberland Counties fishing report  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/proreports/viewreport.php?id=5

Maine Stream Flows
Real Time Streamflow Conditions (Maine)  
waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis
Tide Charts for Mount Desert and Downeast Maine  
www.maineharbors.com/tide3.htm
Tide Charts for Southern Maine and Casco Bay  
www.maineharbors.com/tide1.htm

Maine Fly Fishing Forums
Flyfishinginmaine.com  
www.flyfishinginmaine.com/forums
Maine Fly Fishing Only  
www.maineflyfishing.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2
Coastal Maine/NH Fishing - StripersOnline SurfTalk  
www.stripersonline.com/ubb547/ultimatebb.php/forum/9.html
Fly Fishing Only Forums
Maine fly fishing forum  
flyfishingonly.net/forum
Maineflyfish.com  
www.maineflyfish.com/forum/default.asp

Maine Fly Fishing Shops
Maine Sport Outfitters
Rockport area outfitter; Route 1 PO Box 956 Rockport ME 04856; phone: 207 236 7120  
www.mainesport.com
Fly Fishing Only
230 Main Street, Fairfield ME 04937; phone: (207) 453-6242; Check out their Canoe Shuttle Service!  
www.maineflyfishing.com
Kennebec River Outfitters
469 Lakewood Rd, Madison ME 04950; phone: 207-474-2500  
www.kennebecriveroutfitters.com
Mountain Valley Flies
790 Lower Street, Turner, Maine 04282; phone: 207-212-9909  
www.mtnvalleyflies.com
Maine Guide Fly Shop and Guide Service
PO Box 1202, Greenville, Maine 04441; phone: 207 695-2266  
www.maineguideflyshop.com/index.html
Eldredge Brothers Fly Shop
Down East Maine fly shop; 1480 US Route One, PO Box 69, Cape Neddick, ME 03902; phone: 207-363-9269/9279  
www.eldredgeflyshop.com
Rob's Fly Shop
Route 4, North Jay, Maine 04262; phone: (207) 645-4508  
www.robs-fly-shop.com
Sun Valley Sports
129 Sunday River Road, Bethel, Maine 04217; phone: 1-207-824-7533  
www.sunvalleysports.com
Kittery Trading Post
Rte. 1, Kittery, Maine; phone: 888-KTP-MAINE  
www.kitterytradingpost.com