| Smallmouth bass fishing in Maine is at its | | | | and have a great experience catching the |
| best. No one can say that they could not | | | | fish. You will want to have a seven to nine |
| catch a smallmouth when they went fishing. | | | | weight fly rod with six to ten pound test |
| The lake and rivers of Maine are boasting | | | | line with spinning or bait-casting |
| with anglers who are catching bass every day. | | | | accessories works the best. The water is so |
| Visitors are even jumping in and trying their | | | | clear that you will want to wear some |
| hand at fishing for smallmouth bass. You | | | | polarized sunglasses so you can see |
| would never have believed that bass fishing | | | | underwater better. |
| in Maine is so good. The Moosehead Lake area | | | | |
| is popular with anglers looking for bass. The | | | | Another place in Maine to catch the |
| smallmouth is a feisty little fish and | | | | smallmouth bass is by Penobscot River. It |
| everyone is enjoying the fight of trying to | | | | seems that this river is home to a large |
| bring the bass to land. | | | | population of smallmouth. It is not unusual |
| | | | to catch a four-pound smallmouth when fishing |
| The cool mountain waters of Maine seem to be | | | | this river. The river is not well known for |
| a great place to catch bass. The | | | | smallmouth bass, but what most anglers do not |
| | | | know is that from Orono upstream to Medway is |
| Moosehead Lake area is thriving on tourism | | | | one of the best smallmouth fishing areas in |
| because the bass that are being caught are | | | | Maine. This is partly due to the fisheries in |
| something to brag about for any angler. It is | | | | that area. They say that these rive bass will |
| not uncommon to catch more than one three to | | | | stretch your line a bit when they are trying |
| five pound bass. Although fishing in Maine | | | | to get away. They are a tough fish. They get |
| was slow for years, it has picked up and | | | | so strong because they fight the river |
| everyone is catching his or her fill. It is | | | | currents all day and night. |
| intriguing to see such feisty fish coming out | | | | |
| of the Moosehead Lake. This is fish like it | | | | Although fishing on the river is great, you |
| was years ago in Maine. You can fish for | | | | have to watch out for the underwater rocks if |
| other fish, but the smallmouth is what is hot | | | | you are using a boat with a motor. You can |
| now. | | | | find the smallmouth bass in the areas where |
| | | | there are fallen trees, ledges, rocks and at |
| Because the water is cool and the night | | | | the base of the dam. In this river, they are |
| temperatures are cooler, the smallmouths are | | | | using grubs, jigs, spinners and small |
| staying closer to shore in the shallow | | | | crankbaits as well as top water lures. The |
| waters. You can use top water flies and lures | | | | fly fishers are using weighted streamers. All |
| to catch the bass. You can easily fly fish | | | | you really need is a good presentation and |
| for smallmouth with a medium weight outfit | | | | the bass are going to bite. |