Apparently, Striped Bass can be caught as far north as Penobscot bay with the best fishing the further South you go. I had a chance to fish out of the Harraseeket River on Monday which is just North of Portland. There were tons of fish and we were catching Stripers up to about 23" just chasing birds.
This easy bite to my South is encouraging because I have yet to see any kind of massive biomass of fish in the Kennebec River. I have been fishing maybe a half dozen times now and until today the fishing has been spotty. We have had our best luck with a Spook lure, catching the preponderance of our fish on the surface. Below is a picture of one of the smallest fish I have caught in years.
Today was definitely just one of those good days. Overcast and calm, the conditions made it easy to find fish with the Spook Lure. However, what made today most different so far was finding a spot to jig up some fish reliably. Until today, I have been jigging the ledges in the Kennebec with little luck. This morning, finally, I found a spot that produced at least one fish on every drift and many of those fish had followers. In other words, I found the kind of bite a charter guy really needs to find. Phew. Hopefully I can get back there tomorrow and see if this spot will continue to produce.
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