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The Southern Maine Saltwater Fishing Report: Fishing shows signs of fall
by Captain Greg Metcalf
Chris Henchey from Goose Rocks Beach had a great day catching many stripers like this one aboard the Striper Swiper on August 23.
The fall run has started. Cooler water temperatures have brought the mackerel back in big numbers and anglers from York to Old Orchard have been enjoying some great fall saltwater action. Inshore fishermen have been enjoying some excellent striper fishing and the offshore boaters are having great outings catching sharks, tuna and ground fish like cod, haddock and pollack.
Kennebunkport: Anglers fishing between Cape Porpoise and Wells Bay had a great week catching mackerel and stripers. Stripers can be caught along all the beachfronts from Gooch’s to Wells.
The Kennebunk River has also been producing excellent catches of striped bass of all sizes. My boat, the Striper Swiper, made another off-shore shark fishing trip last week. We had a big day catching and safely releasing over a dozen blue sharks. If all the bait stays around and we don’t have any major storms, fishing should stay strong for the several weeks.
Wells, Ogunquit: Scott from Webhannet Bait and Tackle reported the fishing has been fantastic. There have been reports from Parson’s and Ogunquit that the fishing is still great. There are plenty stripers of all sizes around, many taking live mackerel in twenty to thirty feet of water off Moody Beach and Drakes Island.
Mackerel were a little easier to find this past week including spike-size mackerel that are far and away the best-size striper bait an angler could hope for.
Capt. Greg Metcalf's Striper Swiper
York: Captain Phil Breton from Breton Charters reported there was a lot of activity this week. He saw several big piles of birds working the shoreline with busting stripers from Long Sands Beach in York to the Cliff House in Ogunquit. There is a lot of mackerel of all sizes along the shoreline and on the off-shore humps. Blue sharks have a strong presence right now. Capt. Breton and his crew caught several of them last week so fishermen can have a fun time shark fishing.
Saco River and Saco Bay: Captain Cal Robinson of Saco Bay Guide Service told me he has buttoned up the Amy Vee for the sea-son but that there are still some decent fish around. Stripers are still along the shoreline and school-size fish can be caught in the rivers again.
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Captain Greg Metcalf has been published in Sportfishing, The Salt Water Sportsman, Marlin Magazine,
TheFisherman and New England Game and Fish. He is currently the Northeast field editor for the Fisherman Magazine, and a regular contributor to Tourist & Town. He has produced and hosted two very successful fishing videos; Fishing for Giant Tuna, and Rigging Baits for Bluefin Tuna. He runs Atlantic Captain’s Academy which offers Coast Guard-approved courses to Captain’s License candidates. He also runs a charter fishing business aboard his boat, the Striper Swiper, in Kennebunkport. His charter business targets inshore species like striped and bluefish.
Photos courtesy Captain Greg Metcalf.
From June to October, fishing and sight-seeing is offered by Captain Greg Metcalfalong the Kennebunkport coastline aboard the custom 23-foot Striper Swiper.
Captain Greg has more than 30 years of experience sport-fishing in the Northeast.
Call Captain Greg year-round at 401-617-9265, email [email protected]
or visit www.captaingregmetcalf.com
