Fly Fishing

PatrickHilbert · Last edited by PatrickHilbert on Thu 04/03/08 9:37 pm; edited 1 time in total

I have been fishing Long island for 2 years( i am 15 years old) am living the sportsman's dream. I took my first deer with my Hoyt bow on orient point, been shooting ducks and geese and last spring caught my first 20+ pound bass which fell to a bunker chunk. But my family has been going to Prouts Neck for generations and have always found it to be my striper retreat. Although, it is challenging to get a bass to take my offering from a 9 ft surf rod. I do not have a boat, so obtaining bait is a challenge. This is why i have decided to follow my heart and purchase a 9wt. Loomis CC on ebay. I also know from all the magazines, books and forums I have read that my fly will imitate the smaller bait that inhabits that area as apposed to a bunker which is my main concern on Long Island. has anyone fished around these parts around Saco bay, Cape Elizabeth Old Orchard or Prouts Neck? I usually fish around the rocks with plugs, but want to get into some good flats fishing and well as fish the mouth of the Scarborough Marsh. What flies usually work around what time-spring, summer, fall? i would love to discuss any thing about the area. Thanks Alot,
Patrick

Austin · Posted: Thu 03/06/08 3:03 pm Post subject:

Hey! i am also a young fly fisherman and enjoy fishing those areas as well. This advise, in my opinion, is the best advise i can give you without spot burning....
* Those areas you mentioned are great during the whole season, but if you plan on fishing early season, stick to tidal marshes in the area and rivers/estuaries
* After the water has gotten warm enough, focus on flats and rock ledges. As you know the maine coastline is full of them. Get a sink tip line either in the 250-300 grain. Also use flies like black clousers for the flats, and big pollack and deciever flies for the rocks. In the case of stripers, i really do believe that big flies catch big fish.
* FIND VANTAGE POINTS!!! this is very important and a huge factor in saltwater fishing. When it is slow, or you are looking to find fish, pick a spot to look for sighns of fish and birds. With a good vantage point you will be able to see for miles and be able to spot fish.
-and last but not least.... in the falltime keep your eyes peeled for busting fish all of the time. You will catch more (from my experiences)fish by casting into busting fish than blind casting this time of year.
Good luck!

PatrickHilbert · Posted: Thu 03/06/08 10:47 pm Post subject:

hey thanks alot man, last year a caught a 30" of the rocks at 2am on an black sluggo so i hope my success will continue with the long rod this season. I head up there early july, so maybe we can meet up and wet a line somewhere. DO you ever get onto the Neck?
pat

lordoftheflies · Location: South Portland, ME

Patrick,

Don't forsake the beach and point you can see across the water from Pine Point. That is Ferry Beach and it provides good fishing from the moment the stripers move in until October. There is a ton of space there and while the pressure can be heavy at times (tons of fishermen), there is plenty of room. The water moves through there at a good clip on tidal changes, and fishing from the rocks where the ledge marker is can provide great results. I have caught several big fish in this water using a 350 grain line with bunker flies and clousers. Also, the schoolies work that inner beach area closer the marsh like crazy. They cruise right off the beach and I have landed tons of them standing in a foot of water and casting.

PatrickHilbert · Posted: Sat 03/29/08 5:09 pm Post subject:

Ya, as a matter of fact, i fish ferry beach more than i do pine point. I love it there! I lost a slob last year there on a fresh herring chunk on my conventional surf tackle and have taken a bunch of schoolies there. I tell you what theres nothing like fishing there at sunset, probably my favorite place in the whole world. I Have a hunch that a had a conversation with you this past summer while you were wading waist high in the backwaters. [You] said you had caught a bunch of herring and some blues and really knew what you where talking about; just another experience that propelled me to get into the saltwater fly. I hope i can meet some of you guys in person this summer.
Pat

Linesidesonthefly · Location: Old Orchard Beach, Maine

That is what I consider part of my home water as I live here in O.O.B.

I'll give you my most productive flies for the entire season in that very area.

May-June

Sink tip shooting head lines.

1.)Bob Popovics Jiggy Flies Chartreuse over white.

2.) Black Clouser minnow. Red dumbell eyes no flash.

3.) Snake flies. Either all white or all black.

4.) Large Herring Decievers

July-August

I typically stay out of the marsh in July due to igher water temps. My efforts are concentrated on the rocky areas out front.
Anyhow if you were going to fish the Ferry Beach area in July I'd carry the same black Clousers and snake flies fished just prior to sun up and the overnight.
Poppers on a intermediate line can be a blast in the dog days of summer.

September

Enrico Puglisi P-Nut Bunker flies. Tie up plenty as they are all you need for the fall run.

Anyhow I own a 2004 Aquasport Osprey 190 C.C. The hull graphics say "Tournament Master". Wave me down and I'll get you onto some water you will not see stuck on shore.
Best of luck.
Pete