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East Outlet Kennebec River

by Thomas Hebert
East Outlet Kennebec River
                           The East Outlet is the headwaters of the Kennebec River system where it departs the east side of Moosehead Lake, Maine's...
Posted in drift boat, fishing, fishing guide, flies, fly, fly fishing, greenville, guide, maine fishing, maine guide, mooshead lake, salmon, trout

Arctic Char (Blueback Trout)

by Thomas Hebert
Arctic Char (Blueback Trout)
                                 The Arctic Char is one of the rarest and hardest to catch fish in the lower 48 states and even knowing where they ...
Posted in arctic char, blueback, blueback trout, char, fishing guide, fly fishing, maine, maine fishing, maine guide, trout

Camping in the North Maine Woods

by Thomas Hebert
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...
Posted in allagash, allagash river, allagash wilderness waterway, camping, fishing, fly fishing, maine camping, maine guide, north maine woods, trout

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash Lake

by Thomas Hebert
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...
Posted in allagash, allagash canoe trip, allagash river, allagash wilderness waterway, fishing, fishing guide, fly fishing, maine canoe trip

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - The Falls

by Thomas Hebert
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 ...
Posted in allagash, allagash canoe trip, allagash river, allagash wilderness waterway, fishing, fly fishing, maine canoe trip, maine guide, trout

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - Allagash River

by Thomas Hebert
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...
Posted in allagash, allagash canoe trip, allagash river, allagash wilderness waterway, fishing, fishing guide, fly fishing, maine canoe trip, maine guide, trout

Allagash Wilderness Waterway - The Lakes

by Thomas Hebert
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...
Posted in allagash, allagash canoe trip, allagash river, allagash wilderness waterway, fishing guide, fly fishing, maine canoe trip, trout

Bradford Camps

by Thomas Hebert
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

by Thomas Hebert
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

by Thomas Hebert
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

by Thomas Hebert
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

by Thomas Hebert
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...