Smelts are here

Rye harbor is starting to produce some smelt, and there is ice starting to form on the Exeter river. It won’t be long now. Check the reports from Downeast for open dates. The first ice usually produces the best fishing.
Bakers- Pittston– (207)-582-4257
Jims- Bowdoinham– (207)-666-3049
Leightons- Bowdoinham– (207)-666-5551
River Bend– Bowdoinham– (207)-666-5945
James’s Eddy– Dresden– (207)-737-2596
These are just a few of [...]

120 Pound doe today, .300 Savage

Just a quick note, I wandered 100 yards from my auto this morning and at 0645 I nailed a big doe with my friend Vaughan’s .300 savage. More later.
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I had been in my tree since 0500 and had had several deer around me. It was just a matter of time before one made a fatal error and [...]

Big Tuna

Dressed weight 764 pounds, live weight in excess of 1000 pounds. Fought 2 hours and 45 minutes on a hand line. Caught at the outer flag in Ipswitch Bay.

Northern Jefferies Tuna dressed @ 425 pounds. Caught on the First finger of Jefferies. 1 hour on rod and reel.

WHERE IS RICHARD SEYMOUR?

Maybe in a secret meeting with Bill Clinton, or golfing with President Obama, or just screwing off for a few days before succumbing to his fate with the Raiders.

2 WEEKS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE ARCHERY DEER SEASON

Are you ready?? This has been a rainy wet summer, great for mast crops deer love, acorns, apples, mushrooms and forest plant life.
For a morning stand these locations, or any trails or funnels leading from fields to them are a great place to set up a stand. Deer love to stop off for a little sweet [...]

And The Beat Goes On

Well, just when I thought I had the whole communications thing figured out up here Verizon Throws a curve ball and requires new lines to be strung up for my computer. Should be done in another couple weeks. I am pirating airspace right now on a local car dealers Internet, they think I’m here to [...]

2009 WORLD SERIES

I predict Joe Torre will tuck it right back to the Stankies.
From VerMOOt,
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Well, he almost made it, but I think the team ran out of gas too early. probably just as well, the Yanks are on a roll I don’t think any team is going to stop. Good for the players, but I still hope [...]

The mighty brook trout does still live here in the North East

After some searching I have been able to spin back in time and wander about some of the pristine creeks and brooks and capture actual native brook trout. these are not the biggest trout sought by most, 6 to 12 inches, but fried in a pan of butter for shore lunch by far superior to [...]

LAND OF MUNCHING COWS

Which describes both the bovines and the deer population. I picked up a copy of the game laws yesterday and suddenly it all came back to me, few if any doe permits in Vermont. Even for archery, and to boot a buck must be a 3 point or better. No wonder these does wander around [...]

NEWS AND VIEWS

 Hello from Vermont!!
A couple posts ago I offered some advise on choosing a good party boat outfit to fish with. This is an informational blog and I try to post as much helpful information to those out there that are new to outdoors activities or might not be privy to information I am. As a [...]