Fly Fishing

jeremy · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:50 am Post subject: Maine Salt - Jonesing

Hey ... been jonesing for the stripers to show up in maine ... i think the earlies i ever started catching them was around april 15 on the flats and in the marshes??? .... can't wait for this year! ... any other mainers got any dates of when we could expect to see the first waves of fish???/

Hunter · Newbie Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 39

While I was tying some early season egg-sucking buggers this morning over coffee the others I was tying with were heavy into the striper flies. I know your not the only one jonesing around here. My prediction is the first week in May.

caynenfisher · Newbie Joined: Mar 22, 2007 Posts: 10

Hi guys...
New to the site, like the videos a lot. When ever I'm asked when do the stripers show up, I tell people April 45th.... then they look at me real funny for a bit. Seems like every year that's roughly the time they show up where I fish.
My Dad who is retired seems to be finding them mid-day earlier than that. I think the water temps have a lot to do with the migration.. seems lime it better be at least low to mid 50degrees.
I haven't had the usual dreams about fishing on my front lawn, or tuna-sized stripers.. it happens this time of year.
I also keep an eye on stripersurf.com to follow the run north.
word is usually early April for southern Maine stripers