7th Annual Freeze Up 2010

2010 started out to be a great one, Maine Fly Fish with Eldredge Bros Fly Shop, hosting the 7th Annual Freeze Up. Even a two day storm didn’t keep 29 people from showing up at the Mousam River in Kennebeunk, Maine!  

In 2003 five guys got together to start the year off fishing, hanging out and eating. Last year it grew to just shy of 40 people and this year would have been the biggest turn out, but Maine was hit with a two day storm dumping almost two feet of snow in some areas.

This year 56 rainbow trout were stocked a week a head of time. All funds came from members of Maine Fly Fish forum. On top of many rainbows, a few brook trout and browns were also landed. The orange egg fly was the fly of choice.

All members brought some type of food to share. Jim and myself cooked breakfast sandwiches at sun up and some others brought venison, stew, salmon dip, and cheesecake, to mention a few.

There was also a fly casting contest. Participants had to cast a yarn fly into hoola hoops and they received points for each time the fly went into the hoop, then the top three had a cast off. They were casting a Scott A3, 8.5 foot,  5 weight rod, which was the grand prize, donated by Scott Fly Rod. Also, second and third place received a Hatch bottle opener. The grand prize winner was Alan.

This was a great way to kick off the year with fishing, food and friends.

Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Mike Mayo

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Kevin McKay

photo by Mike Mayo

photo by Mike Mayo

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I recently received this new book by Reed F. Cury. It is called The New Scientific Angling, trout and ultraviolet vision. I can’t wait to dive into this book.

From his site Over My Waders:
“In The New Scientific Angling we learn that trout see in the near ultraviolet range, as well as our visible spectrum, and what that means to the fly fisherman. Using UVA Reflection photography, the author offers views of a trout’s world otherwise completely invisible to us.
Examining baitfish, natural flies, artificial flies, and tying materials as a trout sees them in the Ultraviolet, this original research answers longstanding questions about flies, fishing, and the ways of trout.”

The forum on www.maineflyfish.com will be down for a while, thanks Kevin McKay

The Atlantic salmon trap on the Penobscot River at Veazie was close on Oct 30.  The final tally for the season was 1,958 (rank = 13^th).  The last salmon was trapped on Oct 14.  Since water temperatures peaked in late July, only 91 new salmon were handled at the trap (See the inset figure; notice the slope of the 2009 line is near level after 1-Aug).   The median run date was June 18 and the largest single day was June 28 when we handled 95 new salmon.  Some people have requested more information on the run by sea-age, sex, and origin.  I will email that information in early January, once our scale analysis is completed and our data has been reviewed.  Thanks for your interest in Atlantic salmon and the Penobscot River.

Oliver Cox

Fishery Biologist

Department of Marine Resources

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All of the Hatch reels now come in LA or MA configurations.

Scott Fly Rod has a new rod to add to its line up, a S4s. It is a new fast action salt rod, it looks to be faster than their X2s. They have also added some new rods to their A3 line up.

Link

RISE
Maine Premier
Date: November 6-7th
Time: 7 pm
Where:
Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery
14 Maine St.
Mill 3 — Fort Andross
Brunswick, ME 04011
PHONE: (207) 725-5222

Trailer

In 2008, Confluence Films debuted DRIFT, a highly acclaimed documentary that
captivated the fly-fishing community. In 2009, riding on the success of
DRIFT, director/cinematographer Chris Patterson of Warren Miller
Entertainment and executive producer Jim Klug once again set out in search
of new locations and the totally unique stories, characters, and species
that epitomize the spirit and soul of fly-fishing.

This new film is RISE a six segment collection of individual stories shot
around the world; stories that together truly reflect the attraction that
fly-fishing has for all of us. Shot on location in the Florida Keys,
Argentina, Idaho, New Orleans, Venezuela, and Alaska. RISE is a stunning
full-length film, photographed entirely on 16mm film and mastered in HD.

Featuring: Rene Harrop, Rance Rathie, Travis Smith, Capt.Bruce Chard, Ron
Sorensen, Mike Lawson, Capt. Bryan Carter & more.

Drake Magazine recently had their 2009 film awards and have put them up on their site, take a look: 2009 films

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