Tatsu Dave Posted August 21, 2021 Posted August 21, 2021 Thought I'd throw in a report on central Maine waters - water is finally dropping down some from non stop rain. Now this hurricane deal is on the doorstep. Going out today to fish ahead of this multi day deluge, been catching brown and green bass steady on T-Rigged plastics w/ top water ploppers early morning. Shallow water bass feeding on and herding shad everywhere, caught some big ones for up here with some very large pickerel thrown in the mix. We watch for fish activity pushing bait schools up and park on them for a while till we see what size fish are doing the feeding. We are relearning any river spots that have changed from the high water and rain, some places humps and shallow sandbars are gone and other places have shallowed up. Even channels are changed in some places for depth and position, wow another 10 days and we're thru August, where did the month go? Throw plastics that mimic the shad colors-grn pump/pearl-tilapia-rainbow trout-and watermelon laminates. Weeds getting crazy thick as happens late summer, but the algae keeps washing downstream and hasn't built-up like most years. Give it a try and catch some fish.....watch that line on the fall. Dave 2 Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted August 22, 2021 Author Posted August 22, 2021 Spent another day on the water and son did really well with his new braid only spinning rig, we found some nice LM on weedlines and in wood structure. SM are still hunting in pac's herding the local shad relentlessly, we are using ocho's and senko's with rage tail craw's and the BBB swimming craw tubes. Did catch two crappies on stickbaits that were bigger than any I caught in Md over many years, they get 18-19" up here and look so healthy. Get out and fish it don't get much better than now............we never saw another boat all day. 2 Quote
MassBass Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 What region do you fish? Near the Winthrop lakes ? Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted August 23, 2021 Author Posted August 23, 2021 I actually fish a little north of there although we trailer down couple times a summer. Great Moose and Sabasticook lakes are two I fish as well as a variety of rivers. Harlow and Branns Mill ponds. Lake Wassookeag and Indian Pond. 1 Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted August 29, 2021 Author Posted August 29, 2021 Well yesterday was a good one for SM and crawfish lures, they are feeding on crawfish heavy and quite active as this cooler weather comes in. Water was down 7 degrees from last week and while only catching one largemouth the smallies came steady the entire day. Soon as these fronts go thru will be back out wearing out my arm. Dave 1 Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted September 8, 2021 Author Posted September 8, 2021 OK temps are dropping fast now and water temps are following suit with 6 degrees over last 4 days. Vegetation is dead and dying so things are going thru big changes fast. Crawfish is top's on the menu now and fish are active between the fronts. Will get out again this week with hopes of less wind, other fisherman are no where to be seen. It won't be any better for large fish than this month for the year. Get out if you can. 1 Quote
Super User GaryH Posted September 8, 2021 Super User Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Tatsu Dave said: OK temps are dropping fast now and water temps are following suit with 6 degrees over last 4 days. Vegetation is dead and dying so things are going thru big changes fast. Crawfish is top's on the menu now and fish are active between the fronts. Will get out again this week with hopes of less wind, other fisherman are no where to be seen. It won't be any better for large fish than this month for the year. Get out if you can. Go get em TD. 1 Quote
Don51 Posted September 9, 2021 Posted September 9, 2021 Prime time up there! Things certainly are changing fast. 1 Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted September 9, 2021 Author Posted September 9, 2021 Heavy rain again 1 1/2" so the weather should be off tilt by Saturday. Plan to try it at least, the easiest way now is bottom fishing w/crawfish imitator's or current breaks of any kind along shallow edges 6' or less depth. Fish are coloring up pretty neat w/all the crawfish intake, (iodine seems most likely) Beautiful golds and orange tints. I'm using large baits and they are going for big bites as fall comes on, heck the shad are 4-6" and I've seen some big craw's come outa bass when boated. Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted September 18, 2021 Author Posted September 18, 2021 Latest report the vegetation is dead or dying so the fish are locating off weedlines in deeper water. Took most of day to find them yesterday but trolling or casting craw lures in 8-12' got their attention and boated bass despite the high water levels. Water temps still hanging at 64 degrees so fall is coming on slower than normal up here. Good Fishing Dave 1 Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted September 21, 2021 Author Posted September 21, 2021 Been on the water almost non-stop now and the bass are very predictable on wood of any kind, layovers-stickups-logs-and submerged stuff in shallow water. Not much still green now so they've moved, areas with rocky bottoms are killer w/ a crawfish plastic cast or trolled slowly along bottom. Yesterday lost count of overall bass catch....at least 40-50, best lure by far was a tequila sunrise ocho. With craws it remains the swimming craw tube in secret craw. Will be out again tomorrow bright and early for a long full day on the water. Good Fishing! Dave 1 Quote
Tatsu Dave Posted September 23, 2021 Author Posted September 23, 2021 21 hours ago, Don51 said: LM, SM or both? ? I catch them both in water I fish and enjoy the mix, SM prefer the harder bottoms and both species use the same structure. SM just fight in a different league, can usually tell before I see the fish which one it is. I just posted pics of both in the Fishing Reports Thread from yesterdays trip. 1 Quote
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