Bill Blake was up from Texas and he wanted to treat his future brother in-law to some fishing, so he called me on a favor. We had  a great time, we landed 23 in three hours, mostly on flies. I gave Rob some casting lessons and he was able to catch his first fish on a fly. It was by far the coldest, wet ride back to the boat launch I have ever had.

Rob’s first fish on a fly

I guided George and his dad John from Louisiana. They wanted a lot of action so crappie was my choice but the water was higher and muddy plus Alewives were every where. They did manage a few fish and we had some laughs. It was great to have a couple of guys out who really appreciate the environment around them.

I spent the weekend guiding Alec, Ed, and Frank. They did really well for high winds, fluctuating water and a hook in the hand.

This has been a great week, I had the pleasure of teaching two new guys to fly fish. These are picture of Lou with a couple of fish he caught on the fly. We spent over three hours casting and land crappie. We worked on casting techniques and ways to set and land fish.

This graph show how many Atlantic Salmon have come into the Penobscot River this year and past counts. I will try to put a graph up weekly.

Ted Ames
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On Thursday my wife turned 29 again, so I am really not sure hold old she really is. She wanted to get out fishing for a little while. It was cloudy, cold and windy felt like fall. The boys and her were able to land several crappy a piece, then we were home for beer and fajitas.