Any action happening?

[Turnbuckle]

Anyone having any good action? Seems sorta quiet 🤫.

Sebago was extremely busy relatively  speaking yesterday. Lots of trollers, though spread out. This past week I had no kids as they are away so got to fish most days. As the week went on it got progressively slower. Yesterday, I got only one fish and it was an accident!

Those are the days that separate the skilled guys from the novices. I tried a lots of not everything I had and struck out!

[JDK]

Been a great month

Caught a 7 pound 2 ounce grandson (our first) 2 Friday's ago and gained a new daughter-in-'law this past Saturday.  Not sure what she weights.

[Turnbuckle]

Been a great month

Caught a 7 pound 2 ounce grandson (our first) 2 Friday's ago and gained a new daughter-in-'law this past Saturday.  Not sure what she weights.

That’s some solid action! Congrats. Matt got married this weekend?

I havent seen his boat for sale on CL.

[JDK]

Just wait.

I called dibs on his fishfinder and bow.  I think teampar claimed the boat and riggers.  Mark'NFish called the rods and lures.  Gamefisher the rest.

[seamonkey84]

I went out for some bass fishing this afternoon, kinda slow but I managed 4-5 LMB and close to a dozen sunfish/yellow perch with the fly rod, mostly on a small foam popper with a small pink wooly bugger trailer. The other two guys in the boat caught 2-3 bass each with rubber worms. The average of the day were like this in the 2lb range.

[teampar]

Been a great month

Caught a 7 pound 2 ounce grandson (our first) 2 Friday's ago and gained a new daughter-in-'law this past Saturday.  Not sure what she weights.

It has been a good couple of weeks for the Kamm family! 

[MarkNFish]

Been a great month

Caught a 7 pound 2 ounce grandson (our first) 2 Friday's ago and gained a new daughter-in-'law this past Saturday.  Not sure what she weights.

A couple of keepers for sure!  Making me feel old though

[fishlessman]

been slow out there for us but sunday went well. several salmon in the 20 to 22 inch range.  no weight to them at all, skinny fish. took one home saturday at 21 inches, full of ants, no smelt. no rhyme or reason to the depths, caught salmon from the propwash down to 55 feet. overall this season has been slow and small salmon

[MarkNFish]

Anyone having any good action? Seems sorta quiet 🤫.

Sebago was extremely busy relatively  speaking yesterday. Lots of trollers, though spread out. This past week I had no kids as they are away so got to fish most days. As the week went on it got progressively slower. Yesterday, I got only one fish and it was an accident!

Those are the days that separate the skilled guys from the novices. I tried a lots of not everything I had and struck out!

To answer your original question...I was skunked trolling at our camp this past weekend for the first time in years.  I say it had something to do with the massive mayfly hatch; Gamefisher would say it's the upcoming full moon.  Truth is it was probably just me not getting the job done.   

[JDK]

Fishing wise, June was a good month.  Did our annual bass trip and caught well.  Caught some cold water fish throughout the month also.

[seamonkey84]

been slow out there for us but sunday went well. several salmon in the 20 to 22 inch range.  no weight to them at all, skinny fish. took one home saturday at 21 inches, full of ants, no smelt.

I assume they were the carpenter ant queens that are taking flight lately.
I always look forward to the ant “hatch” when the new queen ants fly to mate and make their own colonies. Call me a geek, but I use to have a few colonies that I started with queens I’ve collected.





When they start crashing on the water, the fishing can get real interesting just like most hatches, and even gets the bigger fish interested since it’s such a protein rich meal. I have a whole row of ants in my fly box in various sizes as the smaller ones still work even when there’s no flying ones. I wish I got a pic of it, but last week I caught a ~13” SMB that had a big carpenter ant still in its mouth. The ant had bit onto the roof of the fish’s mouth and didn’t get swallowed. 

[GasBlaster]

I assume they were the carpenter ant queens that are taking flight lately.
I always look forward to the ant “hatch” when the new queen ants fly to mate and make their own colonies. Call me a geek, but I use to have a few colonies that I started with queens I’ve collected.





When they start crashing on the water, the fishing can get real interesting just like most hatches, and even gets the bigger fish interested since it’s such a protein rich meal. I have a whole row of ants in my fly box in various sizes as the smaller ones still work even when there’s no flying ones. I wish I got a pic of it, but last week I caught a ~13” SMB that had a big carpenter ant still in its mouth. The ant had bit onto the roof of the fish’s mouth and didn’t get swallowed.

These are the ones that I have seen giant hatches coming right up out of the lake .

[stguy]

It has been a pretty slow start for us but we have done a lot of exploring and trying new spots, my boat is on a mooring now so I have way more time to spend on the water.

So far it's been the year of lost fish, we've lost as many as we've put in the boat this year.

[JDK]

So far it's been the year of lost fish, we've lost as many as we've put in the boat this year.

Any idea why?

[gamefisher]

It has been a pretty slow start for us but we have done a lot of exploring and trying new spots, my boat is on a mooring now so I have way more time to spend on the water.

So far it's been the year of lost fish, we've lost as many as we've put in the boat this year.

That is interesting because 90% of the hits I have had this spring have resulted in conversions, very good spring.  The time when I see the "short bites" as around the full moon.  I was with FLAG one time (doesn't post on here any longer) and we were on a dead full moon and lots of drops.  He cranked the drags way down tight and we started getting fish to the boat, first time I had seen that but it worked.  Check for dull hooks also.