Yes there are stripers in the Saint George. Not large numbers but enough to keep things interesting. I guided two trips there in the last three days and had success on both trips. If you want to keep a fish the new slot limit will make that more of a challenge. The slot is now one fish per angler between 28 and 31 inches.

This season will be very busy like the last several with half day trips mornings and afternoons. When the season is at its busiest it all falls into a rhythm. Striper trips always start in Thomaston Harbor and are on the Saint George River.

29 degrees here this morning. Not a surprise for Maine in May but because we are well into spring it feels colder and unlikely. My fishing trip yesterday morning was windy and cold forcing me to fish behind islands and points while seeking sunny spots on those shores. A huge change from the day before that was cloudy and warm. Summer is coming cle...

I just returned from the three-day Orvis partners meeting in Vermont where we spent a good part of a morning talking about conservation efforts that the company and partner businesses might take. The discussion got me to thinking about all that has already been done and what I have been involved with over the years.

I have been lucky that my relationship to my clients has not changed in 40 years! Actually hard to believe that this was first posted almost 20 years ago. Thinking back over the last 10 years Submitted by Don Kleiner on Sun May 4 2008

I have been working with blog posts from the last 20 or so years (supposedly working toward a book) and find some that are interesting or of note for some reason. Every now and then I’ll post one of them here. It is hard to believe that I have worked with Pam for 20 years; time sure does fly! Working with professionals! Submitted by Don Kleiner on...