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Camping in the North Maine Woods

Camping in the North Maine Woods
Maine is a very unique state in that nearly 90% of the land is forested (over 17 million acres) and the North Maine Woods contains 3.5 million acr...

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash Lake

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash Lake
Over the years I have found that the Allagash is my true passion. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway(AWW) is the true gem of the North Maine Woods a...

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - The Falls

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - The Falls
Cunliffe Island and the accompanying campsite sit just a bit below the old Long Lake dam, a beautiful spot to camp and fish on the Allagash! From ...

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash River

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash River
Churchill Depot was once a thriving logging village with families, homes, and a school. The remnants of the old boarding house still stand at the d...

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - The Lakes

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - The Lakes
Chamberlain Lake is the typical starting point for an Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) trip, but if you enter Chamberlain Lake from Allagash Lake...

Bradford Camps

Bradford Camps
I was fortunate enough a couple of years ago to get a plug in the Boston Globe and Gray's Sporting Journal while guiding up at Bradford Camps. Brad...

40th Annual Maine Sportsman's Show

40th Annual Maine Sportsman's Show
Come see my wife and I at Maine's largest sportsman's show at the Civic Center in Augusta. I will have many flies for sale as well as ash and cedar...

Big fall salmon and grouse hunting

Big fall salmon and grouse hunting
Been a great last week. Did some bird hunting with great success. Picked up a few grouse and woodcock with a great couple from New Jersey and then...

The end is near but still plenty of opportunity

The end is near but still plenty of opportunity
Most places in Maine have shut down to fishing for the year, but there are still a few places open to fishing through October and beyond. I still h...

Fall

Fall
  Dropping temps and rising rivers are bringing a mess of new (and large) fish into the rivers. Fish begin to move back into moving water preparing...

Dog days of summer

Dog days of summer
Boy it has been some kind of warm here in Maine. Water temps have risen to about as high as they will get all year and the fish have retreated to ...

Summer time!

Summer time!
What a busy but great month of June (and start of July)! Warmer temps are finally here after a slow rainy start and the fishing has responded. Cad...