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gilliesandfallon

Phippsburg, ME on the Kennebec River and Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod

Maine saltwater fly fishing guide specializing in shallow water striped bass charters and false albacore trips.

Interests: Sightcasting and shallow water fishing, saltwater fly fishing, teaching as a part of guiding.

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August Striped Bass Patterns Continue

Not a whole lot has changed in and around the Kennebec since my last fishing update on Aug. 11 (scroll down). Fishing is pretty good and does vary day to day and spot to spot. The fog and cloud cover... Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Mid-summer Striper Fishing

In deepest, darkest January, when I think ahead to mid-summer striper fishing I think about the best of what we have going on right now. Clear, clear water. Bright mid-days with excellent sighting on light colored flats. Windless mornings. Waking... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Striper Fishing With A Fly - Kennebec Conditions Are Good, Not Great, But Getting Better

I started a post at 2:45 Wednesday morning that led with my disappointment that fishing wasn't fabulous, as my expectations for the Kennebec at the end of June and first week of July are extremely high. But then I remembered... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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I Want June To Last 90 Days

It sure felt like late June on the Kennebec River this week. On Tuesday, we were on fish pretty much the entire trip, from 6:00 am until 4:00 pm, and found the stripers feeding and holding in almost every way... Continue reading

Posted Jun 27, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Kennebec River Striped Bass Fishing Update - Breaking Fish Bonanza

After what I described as good early season trips all of last week, the striped bass fishing on the Kennebec River here in Phippsburg really lit up this week. We'd all been waiting and searching and watching for big pods... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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May 31 Kennebec River Striper Fishing Update

Here's Tim's best striper of the day, but certainly not his only fish. It crushed the Lonely Angler Zipster spook in a shallow backwater cove on the Kennebec River just down current of some nice moving water and rocky structure... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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May 29, 2019 Quick Kennebec River Striped Bass Update

Striped bass seem to have moved into the Lower Kennebec watershed in greater numbers over the past week, at least based upon my fishing (and catching) results. It's still not "going off", and I have yet to see more that... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Fishing Charters For Striped Bass in Phippsburg, Maine And False Albacore on Cape Cod, MA

Saltwater Fly Fishing Charters For Striped Bass And False Albacore ~ Kennebec River, Phippsburg, ME And Cape Cod, MA Thanks for visiting Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports. Here you'll find updates on shallow water striper fishing around Maine and beyond, updates... Continue reading

Posted May 28, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Become A Better Fly Caster - Tips And Techniques To Improve Your Fly Fishing Skills - Keeping A Rod Strung Up

So you've decided that you want to become a better fly caster and you're looking for tips and techniques to improve your fly fishing skills. Right? You did click on the link to bring up this post. Ok, lets back... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2019 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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How To Catch More Albies - Tips and Techniques For False Albacore Fishing - Wind Against The Tide

Catching more albies is always on my mind, even on a cross county flight in the middle of the winter. If you fish for false albacore, you know what I mean. I'm cleaning up my laptop somewhere over Nebraska and... Continue reading

Posted Dec 26, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Quick Cape Cod Albie Fishing Update Report

Here’s a albie charter report for the week. I'll try to add more details between fishing trips. You can also check my facebook page for brief updates on current albie fishing. I went to bed last night thinking “Oh no,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 4, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Who Said Albies Don't Eat In A Northeast Wind? More Lessons From A Fall of False Albacore Fishing on Cape Cod.

We finally found some consistency fishing along the Falmouth shoreline this past week. The fishing isn’t better when the albies are in here, but it sure is convenient being based out of Falmouth. More significantly, the first great day of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 28, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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What Do Albie Fishing And High School Share In Common?

The quote of the week came from Fritz Folts on Sunday. After two days of finding fish after fish after fish we were trying to run his Southport back to Boston but kept running into albies off Falmouth and then... Continue reading

Posted Sep 27, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Cape Cod False Albacore Update - Today Isn't Yesterday And Tomorrow Won't Be Today

Here’s a recap of week 2 chasing albies around Cape Cod and the Islands: The albie -lesson that stands out this week is that today isn’t yesterday and tomorrow won’t be today. I’ve been on the water every day this... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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How To Catch More Albies - Color Matters - Tips And Techniques For False Albacore Fishing

It's that time of year when I shift all of my attention to chasing false albacore off the south side of Cape Cod. I base myself in Falmouth but fish from Monomoy to Wasque to Cuttyhunk to the Canal and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 7, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Who Doesn't Want Another Fly Rod?

If you've subscribed to Consumer Reports for years or like to geek out on a Wirecutter review of the best pen and you're a fly angler, you really owe it to yourself to read the Rod Shootout write ups from... Continue reading

Posted Sep 6, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Shallow Water Stripers

Mornings with no wind and good tides have made for some great shallow water fishing charters for Kennebec River striped bass this week. It's nice to be back on the flats, although some mornings have been Florida-hot poling the boat... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Saltwater Fly Fishing Skills - Clearing The Line

Recently I've been helping a number of anglers with their fly rod hook setting and fish fighting skills. We've talked about stripping and ripping and the virtues of a strong set. On Friday I was guiding two novice fly anglers... Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Change

If you fished the lower Kennebec this weekend and didn’t see 200 diving birds over an acre of bass busting bait...you aren’t alone. The single greatest constant in saltwater fishing is change and we saw proof of that concept. The... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Breaking News on Breaking Fish

Over the last two days we’ve seen more breaking fish than we have in the last two weeks combined. The Kennebec really turned on when small blueback herring and alewives started their exodus to the sea. Wow. Did it change... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Kennebec Striper Fishing Still Going Strong

Here's a very brief, and long overdue, update on striper fishing in Maine's Kennebec River. The River is still loaded with bait of all sizes and holding bass throughout the typical summer spots. Fishing on the flats has been mixed,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 4, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Fishing Is Funny

I’ve been trying to figure out how to describe the change in the fishing in the Kennebec River and keep coming up with conflicting thoughts. This week has been incredible and disappointing. I’ve noticed a distinct difference from last week,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 10, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Should I Stay or Should I Go — Leaving Fish to Find Fish

After three incredible weeks fishing Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and surrounding waters it was wonderful to run down the Kennebec River yesterday morning just after 4:00 am with Fritz Folts, cruising past water loaded with flipping herring and then to be... Continue reading

Posted Jul 4, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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All Good News RE Stripers

I’m wrapping up the last day of a 4 day trip to the Vineyard where we’ve experienced some pretty fabulous fishing. All reports I’m getting from fellow guides at home are good, with a noticeable increase in numbers of fish... Continue reading

Posted Jun 14, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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Maine Striper Fishing Update

Here's a short video from Friday, June 9, showing stripers moving into shallow water: It's really cool when you can pattern fish, and as this video shows, there are times when they do what you might expect. Hope you get... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2018 at Maine Saltwater Fishing Reports

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