It's summer. Time to dust the cobwebs off this blog. Time to let everyone know what can be seen and found in the waters along the coast here. 

First, the Boothbay Region has a plethora of fishing options. There are a ton of Mackerel. Macks can be caught all over Boothbay including Spruce Point, Cabbage Island, and Negro Island. Reliable reports say Stripers have been caught in Linekin Bay just east of Boothbay.  Squid are all over town.  Find a dock with a strong light and you are most likely in business.  A few friends and I spent a short time a few weeks ago and we caught 60 something.  Finally, my lobster take has been puny but from what I hear that is not the case for the guys who do it for a living.

In the Kennebec, schoolie Stripers have come back for the first time in 4 years. These 12" to 18" fish  are showing up in he Damariscotta River, St Georges River, and the Penobscot.   These northern rivers had not seen any Striped Bass for several years.  The Kennebec is also holding larger fish as well.  Under bait restrictions, the Kennebec River Stripers have grown picky with artifical lures.  Outside, beyond the no bait zone, fisherman using live or chunked Macs have been having luck.  Here is a fish we caught today for example. 

The end of the special restrictions on the Kennebec is in July and all the special regulations around bait and keeping a fish a person  will be lifted.  From this point on this area will be under the same restrictions as the rest of the state. Fish between 20" and 26" and over 40" will be permitted to be taken, one per angler per day.