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Drew what are you bowfishing for in Maine, I do a bit myself.Come on April. Greg

Suckers and carp. As far as I can tell, those are the only two species you can bowfish for in ME...


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Suckers and carp. As far as I can tell, those are the only two species you can bowfish for in ME...


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We can blowfish alligator Gar down here in Texas as well... y'all have those in ME?


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We can blowfish alligator Gar down here in Texas as well... y'all have those in ME?


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Nope, afraid not!

It sure would be fun to have some more species to throw arrows at - especially ones that actually taste good! I'm jealous of those guys down south that can whack a bunch of different fish... not in Maine, though.


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I really only go fishing for a week a year. I take the wife and kids for a week to Canada. We rent a cottage on the Rideau Canal, if fishing is bad on one lake you can jump to other lakes using the locks. If you've never been there I would highly recommend going once. Unlike the over populated NY lakes and waterways there are times during the week where you will have lakes all to yourself. The Rideau Canal still uses hand crank winches to open and close lock doors, and open the water Chambers to raise and lower the water in the lock. There is plenty of things to see and do surrounding the canal system. Some of the locks have tours of the lock masters house, blacksmith shops and battlements. Some of the towns and lakes have camping and hiking options if that's what you like to do.

The only bad side of going is in the boat you need to stay within the parameters of the canal when it crosses a lake unless you buy the maps of the lakes. The whole system has potential hazards in all the lakes for hitting rocks. It can go from 20' to smacking a rock within a foot so I highly recommend if venturing off course fishing having a map and someone on the bow keeping watch. I've gone since I was a little kid and I have hit a few rocks and wrecked a few props. It's never fun changing a prop floating along a lake.
 
I used to do a lot of saltwater fishing. One of my best memories is when my dad and I went out in my uncle's 24 foot grady white and I caught our very own DIY bluefin tuna. When I moved farther from the beach I started doing more freshwater fishing. I still trout fish and will go bass fishing occassionally but they don't do it for me like the saltwater does. I've picked up golf for a more social hobby to do with some family members and I'm also addicted to that now. Hunting season is 5 months long, but scouting season is 365 days a year so I spent a lot of time hiking through the woods exploring new areas.
 
Deer hunting, crossbow, compound bow, getting into fly fishing, trying to train my beagle to blood trail.

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Playing guitar, brewing beer, computers, and researching hunting are my main hobbies. I like to dabble in home DIY projects as well. I pretty much enjoy figuring things out and learning new things.

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Hey Drew I start checking the river about the 2nd week in April for suckers. It only last three or for days. Greg
 
Saltwater fly fishing, turkey hunting, coaching little league baseball.

Where are you saltwater fly fishing? I used to be an avid fly fisher, mostly pacific coast then the gulf when I moved down here.
 
brydan I fished the midcoast area of Maine for stripers, My best year was 1030 fish on A fly. The tendenitis finally healed.
 
Where are you saltwater fly fishing? I used to be an avid fly fisher, mostly pacific coast then the gulf when I moved down here.
Here in Florida. Primarily snook, red fish, trout and my favorite Tarpon. Were anout 4hrs from the keys so we get to make the occasional trip down there for bonefish and permit. Where you located in the gulf?

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Lousiana, so mostly redfish, black drum, and trout. Although the baby years, a career change, and a divorce have put fishing and other hobbies on the back burner for a while now. I used to do some tournament casting also but there's a thick layer of dust on that gear now too :).
 
Here in Florida. Primarily snook, red fish, trout and my favorite Tarpon. Were anout 4hrs from the keys so we get to make the occasional trip down there for bonefish and permit. Where you located in the gulf?

One time on vacation around Tampa IIRC I stumbled onto some surf fishing for Snook. That was great fun. They weren't very big but I was walking the beach and saw these fish slow cruising in the surf parallel to the shore. They were fun to stalk and cast to in that skinny clear water.
 
One time on vacation around Tampa IIRC I stumbled onto some surf fishing for Snook. That was great fun. They weren't very big but I was walking the beach and saw these fish slow cruising in the surf parallel to the shore. They were fun to stalk and cast to in that skinny clear water.
Sight fishing is the best in my IMO. In warmer months the Tarpon do the same thing its pretty neat watching them paas through in 4' of water.

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