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