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News & Features
North Report for April
By Craig Bergeron
For Points East
Spring has sprung here at Saco Bay Tackle, in the Saco River, Maine, with reports of sea-run brown trout being very active at Rogers Park in the Mousam River in Kennebunk. A fly rod has been the choice of most anglers with a Scud Fly or a Simran Shrimp; both have worked well.
We have received lots of calls asking when stripers will get here. Reports from our southern friends in Rhode Island and Connecticut have been very encouraging, with lots of activity. Look for them here in Saco Bay by the middle of May. The old wives’ tale is that when the apple blossoms and lilacs bloom, mackerel show up, then its game-on for stripers.
For some early spring fishing in Saco Bay and the Saco River, try fishing for shad with a shad dart and Woo Spoons. These gamesters are lots of fun to catch and release.
In the meantime, we’ve received lots of reports of great spring fishing in the local ponds, lakes, streams and rivers. We had very little ice this past winter; most ponds and lakes did not get fished as much as they have in the past. With that being said, the fishing has been very active with lots of trout, bass and salmon being caught in places such as Sebago Lake, Ossipee Lake , Deep Brook , Nonesuch River, Lake Arrowhead , Kennebunk Pond, and the Saco River. The old-school worm and a hook has been working best, and it’s great time to take a kid fishing when the fresh water species are this active. Stay tuned for the June fishing report, which should be exciting.
Craig Bergeron has been a manager at Saco Bay Tackle in Saco, Maine for 19 years. He’s an avid saltwater fisherman who loves to teach people the art of serious offshore fishing techniques, from custom line splicing to rigging squid rigs for bluefin tuna.
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