I love the variety this time of year. In the past week my clients and I have fly fished for native brook trout on a small stream, bass fished on a clear lake, learned to cast a fly line, caught their first perch and caught stripers in the saltwater. This is the stretch where I constantly feel like I should be somewhere else but in reality, everywhere is the right place for a few weeks anyway.

My season is hitting its stride with a few more trips scheduled each week until the calendar fills. It is great to be back on the water dearly full time and getting ready for a variety of trips from learning to fly fish to fishing for native brook trout and stripers. No the stripers are not here yet but I will begin to check every few days so that I can fish for them soon after they arrive. The days spent on the water with my clients are always a lot of fun and last week I marveled at how different you all are, yet all share a common joy in just being on the water in this beautiful place.

Today I enjoyed being a guest on Maine Calling a call in show on Maine Public Radio. The other guest was Bonnie Holding another long-time guide from the Stratton area. Today’s topic was “The popularity of fly fishing in Maine, where to go, what to catch, ways to learn” We covered a lot of ground in the short time but as always there was a lot more to say and talk about.