This morning was most likely my last striper fishing trip of the season. The river is still running brown fresh water and even the mackerel did not want to cooperate. We fished our way back up river just ahead of the wind rain and fog without so much as a follow from a striper or bluefish. This has been at best a disappointing season on stripers, I hope that next summer provides more fish.
Tropical Storm Hannah really did not have much of an impact on our area beyond lots of rain. I heard that western Maine recieved as much as seven inches. We did not have that much but we did have enough to raise the freshwater part of the Saint George significantly and change the color of the saltwater section from sea green to freshwater brown. The color change was visible yesterday as far out as the nearby islands.
I think that September is without a doubt the best time of the year. The weather is settled and warm during the day with cool nights. This morning I took advantage of a day off and went fishing. No big expedition just an hour on Seven Tree Pond to try and catch a few perch on a fly. I have been trying all summer to find the fly that really works on perch without much luck. Because it was still and sunny I could watch the fish even if they did not take the fly making ideal conditions to see what they were interested in.
