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Howdy folks... I'm looking for a guide recommendation for Maine... we'll be there around Labor Day, staying in Naples, ME. I have no idea what's around, but would love to go after stripers if possible since the trout should be pretty well hunkered down.

Ideas?

B-

Don't know much about fishing in Maine these days. When I was a kid, growing up in NY, we'd go to Maine almost every summer for vacation. The Five Kezar Lakes. Bass, perch, catfish, pike, pretty great stuff.

Looks like a good time to me. I found some guides through the Orvis website. I tried calling the Cabela's store right close to where we'll be and they were about as helpful as a sweater in Placerville in July (not very).

We'll see what ends up working out.

B-

Bjorn,

You called Cabela's about Maine, the home of LL Bean?? Hmmmm...

My only sources are guys ho post on the old Virtual Fly Shop

http://out...oforum.com/zeromain?id=8

Swamp Yankee; Tim S; Magalloway; Fishing Banjo come to mind.

I don't think the trout are anywhere near hunkered down at Labor day, even if you get up around Caribou.

You might try a post on the Main Board there asking about guides or about fishing in that area around Labor Day.

I will tell you what the old Down Easters say in response to the question:
What do you do up here after Labor day??

Answer: We fumigate.

I hope your trip is after Labor day, because Labor Day in New England in general is the Last Hurrah for the summer, and is a zoo in all the tourist detinations. You may find a guide who is happy to have some sports after Labor Day (or not)

Hope it works out well for you.

Well the trip is a little before and a little after, so we'll be there for the masses. I contacted a few guides I found through Orvis and have heard back from them... one a drift trip for Smallies, another a saltwater trip for stripers and bluefish. Interesting options... we'll see.

B-

Let me tell ya about my fine experience in Maine.

1970, my friends mom rent a "summer rental" in Stonington, on the coast. Turns out it's a basement of a house, sleeps 8, that's if 2 people sleep on the couch, not a pull out, just a couch. Beach cabana, that was a screen tent over a wooden floor next to a bay where if the tide was out, you had to wade through 50 yds of muck to get to 1 1/2 ft of water.

One night we went into town to see a movie. The theater was an old Opera house, seating was folding chairs. The projector was set up behind the chairs, movie was rated R but not at this theater (my guess is so they could get as many of the 50 seats filled), when the R rated part came on, they just turned off the light bulb in the projector.

The entire time it rained, after 4 days of a weeks stay, my family decided it was time to leave.

Hope yours is better than mine