Post by AgMD on Sept 30, 2006 10:46:06 GMT -5
Well -- we fished well and true, but like most folks on the Penobscot we did not connect with the elusive Atlantic Salmon.
The big excitement -- we were there when Beau Peavy caught the first legal Atlantic Salmon in the US since 1999. Yes we are the mysterious Vermont fishermen of newspaper legend.
Beau had seen a salmon rolling in the tail of the B pool and had cast over it with no result. He told me where to stand an just how to make the drift and I had my chance, but with no success. Beau tried again and after just a few casts -- WHAM. Fish on!!
Quickly the fish decided to leave the pool and down the shoot he went. Through the fast water bordering a smaller lower pool and into a third pool with a large back water eddy. As soon as the fish started moving Beau was after him, over big slick round rocks and through the tall grass and brush. Watching Beau leaping along the shore was as impressive as watching the fish.
Once they were both in the lower pool, Beau quickly brought the fish to hand. And an impressive fish it was!
I did get some pix and will show them around as chance allows.
There are 3 salmon clubs on the river and the Veazie Salmon Club seems to be the most active. The clubhouse sits on a bluff overlooking most of the best water and the covered porch is a wonderful spot to recharge before going back out.
Fall fishing for salmon on the Penobscot is a difficult prospect at best. The fish have been in the river all summer and have lost much of the aggression found in a fresh run fish. Over 1,000 have gone up the ladder and are in protected water. What fish are still in the fishable stretch, have a huge chunk of water to hang out in. This is one seriously big river. Fortunately at least some of the fish like to hold in the pools along the banks and can be fished.
There is a big push to open a spring season and it seems likely that we may see one in a few years. It is expected that the fall season will be repeated next year.
I'm already making plans.
AgMD
The big excitement -- we were there when Beau Peavy caught the first legal Atlantic Salmon in the US since 1999. Yes we are the mysterious Vermont fishermen of newspaper legend.
Beau had seen a salmon rolling in the tail of the B pool and had cast over it with no result. He told me where to stand an just how to make the drift and I had my chance, but with no success. Beau tried again and after just a few casts -- WHAM. Fish on!!
Quickly the fish decided to leave the pool and down the shoot he went. Through the fast water bordering a smaller lower pool and into a third pool with a large back water eddy. As soon as the fish started moving Beau was after him, over big slick round rocks and through the tall grass and brush. Watching Beau leaping along the shore was as impressive as watching the fish.
Once they were both in the lower pool, Beau quickly brought the fish to hand. And an impressive fish it was!
I did get some pix and will show them around as chance allows.
There are 3 salmon clubs on the river and the Veazie Salmon Club seems to be the most active. The clubhouse sits on a bluff overlooking most of the best water and the covered porch is a wonderful spot to recharge before going back out.
Fall fishing for salmon on the Penobscot is a difficult prospect at best. The fish have been in the river all summer and have lost much of the aggression found in a fresh run fish. Over 1,000 have gone up the ladder and are in protected water. What fish are still in the fishable stretch, have a huge chunk of water to hang out in. This is one seriously big river. Fortunately at least some of the fish like to hold in the pools along the banks and can be fished.
There is a big push to open a spring season and it seems likely that we may see one in a few years. It is expected that the fall season will be repeated next year.
I'm already making plans.
AgMD
