Maine Striper Fishing Report: Super Fly Charters July 15th, 2009...Striper Thumbs!!!

"Striper Thumbs" sighted on midcoast Maine's Kennebec river!!!

Bill Coppola & Capt. George Harris slaying Stripers today (7/15/09) on Midcoast Maine's Kennebec river






Another Awesome day on the water today for Super Fly Charters...Fishing with Bill Coppola...we departed from the south launch in Bath aboard the "Super Fly II"...At our very first stop we drift over some ledges that are awash in the hard ebbing tide...it didn't take but a few seconds before we were into the first of many double hook-ups...nice fat happy Stripers smashing our offerings with reckless abandon!!! One drift...then another...and another we're quickly into a double digit fish count. The action tapers off abit at this location...thats okay though...we can use a little rest so we head off to the next honey hole...well our rest was short lived...the first drift at the new location...yup...you guessed it...another double hook-up!!! Man...i'm starting to think that this might just be a tad bit fun. Several more drifts over this productive bottom result in several more double hook ups...We ended up leaving them biting...something that we usually dont do, but what a great way to end a trip.

After last months epic rains...the coastal rivers are clearing up nicely and the Striped Bass are settling back into there usual mid summer hangouts...dependably feeding during periods of tidal flow...Early morning and "Evening Blitz" trips are working best for shallow water fishing. During the mid day hours we've been bashing stripers that are holding deep in the rips... Bluefish have begun their invasion along the Maine coast and we've had several bite offs in the last couple of days. Over the course of the next 8-10 weeks it seems like half of my bookings are for "football" Bluefin Tuna so we look to see some more fat tuna coming over the rail...We have some new Tuna gear to play with this season...gear that will come in handy when we're targeting the bigger fish...Brand new skiff mount Taco outriggers, penn international 30's & 50's...new cockpit harpoon for darting fish at boatside And as usual we'll have a full array of fly & light tackle tuna gear to play with...

Can't wait to get back on the water!!! See ya next tide!!!


If you're looking to fish with us season...please call us soon for available dates!!! We are taking reservations daily. Don't forget to ask about our evening blitz trip...It's becoming a guest favorite!!!
Capt. George Harris
207-691-0745
www.superfly-charters.com