Last Maine Shots

[Glenbow]

Marshall Pond (which is a lake). Got some really nice smallies with catatonic leeching

 

Those smallies fight like the devil, lots of jumping & tail-walking. The water in rivers & lakes is all tea coloured, but vis is pretty good despite. Lotsa snapping turtles too, so you gotta watch your toes!

[dryfly]

Thanks. Love to see pix from elsewhere. Always fun to explore.

[Weedy1]

Nice report Glenbow. I presume you came back with all your toes?

 

Did you happen to see any of the smallies cruising in pairs? I have watched them swim like that on Van Island, the choreography is amazing.

[admin]

Nice looking Bronze back there. I love that rock, it looks like a perfect spot to fling from.

[esleech]

OOOOooooo! Smallies! Those things are awesome!

[SteveM]

Sweet smallie! It's kinda funny how big some "ponds" are down East; we have ponds on Da Rock that you could fit 4 Alberta "lakes" in!

Looks like an interesting trip.

[cdock]

Great pics man! On all the posts! Looks like a blast. Great report and good to see you had fun.

[Grizz]

Cat leeching for smallies....never would have guessed!

 

Worked well did it?

[Guest rusty]

That's a really nice smallie - I caught some smaller ones in BC and was blown away at how well they scrap. Those ones must have been a handful!

[Glenbow]

Honestly, I tries cat leeching as it has worked so well for me at home, so I gave it a try at the first likely looking spot to me on that lake (where I am in the pics) & within 5 minutes, whamm-o! That smallie fought like you wouldn't believe, and the aerials were nothing short of the best Bow Rainbow. Truly a huge blast on a 5wt, and a 4wt would have been even more fun. I had to keep moving looking for spots where the lake went from shallow to deep, & each place I tried like that I got a fish on, if not to net. It was tough fishing such unfamiliar water without any guidance at all, but it does show that even when you apply some lessons from home, it sometimes works. I undoubtedly would have caught tons more fish if I had hired a guide, but I didn't have the time nor the fixed schedule so I just went out when I could. It was quite rewarding to catch some fish both in rivers & lakes despite haveing no guidance.

 

In the end, I would happily fly fish for smallies any day! They are not only agressive, but they fight pound for pound as good as any trout (that I have caught so far). Thanks for all the nice comments from you all, I took a lot of those photos (had my GF take them, that is) so I could show you all what it's like out there.

[rhuseby]

Thanks for the post and pics. I've only ever caught 4 tiny smallies from Surveyor's Lake near Fernie. Nice sandals, is that so the turtle bait shows up well in the water???????