Striped Bassarrive in mid coast Maine during late May.The first to arrive are the smaller “schoolies”. By mid June,
stripers weighing as much as 40 pounds show up and spend the summer in
the Kennebec River River and surrounding beaches and islands.The KennebecRiver has the most-northern population of native
reproducing striped bass in the U.S. ~{more info}~Schoolie Striper Video
By early July the Bluefishmake their
presence known along mid coast
Maine.Our Bluefish tend to be 10-16 pounds and 24-36 inches long.Blues are strong fish that make powerful runs and test the skill
of the most seasoned angler.~{more
info}~
Shark Fishingoffshore in the Gulf of Maine takes place August
through September.Blue Shark
from 40-250 pounds cruise the offshore currents.
We fish with 30 pound class stand up gear and 12-14 wt. fly
rods.Fly fishing for shark
is very popular.As a
matter of fact, one of Obsession Charter’s clients holds
the State of Maine Blue Shark, Fly Rod Record.~{more
info}~ Shark Video 1Shark Video 2
School and medium Bluefin Tuna(40-100 lbs) fishing takes
place July
- September offshore in the
Gulf of Maine.We sight cast to schools of surface feeding tuna with 12 & 14
weight fly rods and 50 lb. class spinning gear. ~{more info}~