Central Maine Fishing Report: July 24, 2007

Aside from the many anglers reporting that bass fishing is good just about anywhere they inhabit, some anglers are indicating that coldwater fishing is providing some action for those that are working at it. Anglers are reporting some good size brown trout, brook trout, and splake in water that has some depth and where the oxygen and temperature is at a livable conditions for those fish. In waters where we have stocked those species, the best conditions are at 25 feet or deeper. Some of the waters to try are Alford, Maranacook, Great Moose, Pemaquid, Biscay, Damariscotta, Great, Messalonskee, Nequasset, Pleasant, Echo, Togus, Megunticook, and Lake George. Many other waters are stocked with brownies and brookies but water quality makes locating them difficult, and anglers who are familiar with those marginal waters may have a secret cool spot that provides them with a rewarding catch.

River, stream, or brook fishing for bass is paying off for those who pursue them. The best reports are coming from those who fish the slower meanders in the Sebasticook, Nezinscot, Androscoggin and the Kennebec Rivers, and anglers are catching both species of bass with regularity.

Other warm water species such as perch, pickerel, and hornpout are available in many waters in this region and anglers should give them a try in the shallower portion of the waters they regularly fish. Grubs and spinner baits work the best.