I hope to se you all there on the 21st. We have a Thomas & Thomas rod demo Guide Story Slam and some BBQ! Win Prizes Laugh and eat! WIGGLING RODS -First try out the full line up of rods by Thomas & Thomas with their Rep Crosby Bean. Test his product knowledge all afternoon on Cobbossee Stream behind the fly shop. BRING YOUR WADERS!  (Wade at your...

I keep my first aid and CPR certifications current and have for all of my career. I can clearly remember my first CPR class when I was in my teens a while ago. Over the years I have had opportunities to upgrade and not just maintain my certifications but of late I have kept up only the minimums. I have had the range from Wilderness First responder...

Last fall I noticed that my website was getting a lot more visitors than normal. The vast majority of those were from Asia. A quick web search showed that lots of small sites like mine were experiencing the same phenomena. Late in the fall I got a mention in National Geographic and those visits skyrocketed. Interesting but not really of much value...

As I am working back through 20 years of blog posts; I stumble on some that are well worth repeating. This one of those that even after 15 years is still a fact. When I am guiding a party I prefer to keep some distance from anyone else. Not that I am anti-social rather I feel that my clients deserve to experience the outdoors as personally as I ca...

It appears that everyone up and down the east coast had quite a snowstorm yesterday. Here we had a lot of wind cold and some snow. The wind was the big feature for sure and I am thinking that we met the definition of a blizzard. The bulk of the storm went out to sea far enough to our south so that we skipped most of the snow.

The swing back to warmer weather is slowly but surely underway. Nature is taking its cues from the sun’s return to the north; as you can see in the photo the shift is dramatic. Back in late December the sun rose well to the south tucked to the right of the farm. Before long that sunrise will move out of our direct view entirely until next fall.

Still snowing lightly this morning and it is supposed to snow off and on all day. The overnight portion was a little less than predicted a nice refresh on our snow cover. The big news though is the temperature. Not over freezing but 27 which is close and well over the highs for the last few weeks. It almost feels like summer!

We have had a long stretch of cold weather this winter. Morning lows either side of 0 degrees Fahrenheit or even below and daytime highs in the teens. A few snowstorms have made the winter scene complete. This week is full moon and one of my favorite scenes is in view. Sorry no picture of it the camera simply does not capture the scene.

If you’ve been following the East Coast saltwater scene you’ve likely heard the talk on the docks: the Striped Bass fishery is changing. We believe in being upfront with our anglers so let’s address the reality.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Maine Outdoors I’ll be sharing a series of posts over the coming months looking back at each of the four decades that brought us to where we are today. 1987: The Official Beginning

Since Thanksgiving it has been cold here. Not Oh my how are you even still alive? cold but woodpile melting cold. Highs around 20 degrees and lows usually round 10 or so. Our New Years Trip to Eastport was marked by cold (around 0) wind and snow. The sea smoke on the morning of the 2 nd was a sight to see. This week though we are in the middle of...

You can imagine my surprise this morning when I opened my phone to find my name and Maine Outdoors featured in National Geographic! An article titled “You haven't been to Maine until you've visited these small towns ” was published today and highlights the true character of our state—the dirt roads the warmly lit inns and the people who make Maine...

It is fascinating how the universe presents related topics. I started my day discussing a difficult situation involving a now unlicensed and unethical guide. It was a stark reminder of how important professional integrity is to our profession and its public perception.

I admit to being lulled into a vision that the warm comfortable fall would last longer. Say until Christmas. Clearly mother nature had other ideas though. Last week Argy and I enjoyed a vacation that included Thanksgiving dinner with family in New Jersey and other stops around the region. Like the fall up to that point it was warm and pretty much...

We all knew it would have to happen (it has been several years since I raised rates)  and here we are. Rates for Maine Outdoors trips will increase on January 1.

We all knew it would have to happen (it has been several years since I raised rates)  and here we are. Rates for Maine Outdoors trips will increase on January 1.

Been a year since we had solar panels installed along with a battery backup. No issues to report infact it works silently and takes no time from us to operate.

Been a year since we had solar panels installed along with a battery backup. No issues to report infact it works silently and takes no time from us to operate.

This morning was breezy and cloudy with the threat of rain on the horizon. Very similar to last Monday with water temperatures having fallen a little further. Last week my clients did well on bass pickerel and pike. I had nothing on my calendar and decided to take advantage of the conditions and see if I could do as well as they did. Keep in mind...