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[tomlbby]

anyone know when the macks start running?mainly fish camp ellis and looking to stock up on some cut bait.also anything getting active fishing in maine yet,im in the portland area.

[TFKiv]

not sure when, but it won't be long before I go try and find out first hand.

[tomlbby]

let me know how you make out.i mainly fish camp ellis as im a dissabled vet and easy acess.

[StriperHyper]

Welcome to the site tomlbby. I fish mainly from the beach in Old Orchard but make several trips a year to Camp Ellis and Pine Point as well. I usually fish Camp Ellis when the weather gets rough or if it's real windy, can usually find calmer waters down that way. No signs of bait yet, prob looking at 3+ weeks yet before the first sign of macs/herring show up in the river. Won't be long now, maybe I'll see ya down there.

[tomlbby]

yeah thanks,just getn antsy to fish.gota get reels respooled with braid.ever run braided line and have issues with knots holding?

[StriperHyper]

Originally Posted by tomlbby

.ever run braided line and have issues with knots holding?

Nope, I use the old trusty Palomar knot, easy to tie and once ya learn it, it will never fail ya. I assume you mean for tying on terminal tackle/plugs etc.....tying two lines together on the other hand is not something I do often, or well, so I usually don't do it!!!

[tomlbby]

anyone catchn anything yet?water temp up to a whopping 42 deg

[TFKiv]

Haven't made it out to the salt yet. Went out to a local pond once, so my season so far is one Brookie.

[tomlbby]

Originally Posted by TFKiv

Haven't made it out to the salt yet. Went out to a local pond once, so my season so far is one Brookie.

i went out to camp ellis today for a bit,threw a few casts with shad dart,nada and no signs of bait fish yet on jetty.

[StriperHyper]

Originally Posted by tomlbby

i went out to camp ellis today for a bit,threw a few casts with shad dart,nada and no signs of bait fish yet on jetty.

Thanks for the report man, won't be long now until the bait starts running up the rivers with the stripers not far behind.

[tomlbby]

any body e;se getn any action?

[TFKiv]

Still haven't been in the salt. Hooked a large brookie yesterday. Probably hit the salt in a couple weeks or so...

[tomlbby]

Originally Posted by TFKiv

Still haven't been in the salt. Hooked a large brookie yesterday. Probably hit the salt in a couple weeks or so...

any idea what the ocean temp is now?was 40 deg last week.

[TFKiv]

still low 40's

[Bigblueflyer]

Bouy data says 42 just off shore. I went out yesterday and couple guys were hitting shad,I didn't have my waders with me so I couldn't quite reach them