Fishing for landlocked Atlantic salmon on Pocumcus Lake in Sakom Township, Washington County, Maine (April 28, 2024)

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Wakey-wakey! It is time to go fish hunting!

 

Salvy and I crawl out of our cozy sleeping bags at 4:45 am, dress up warmly, and get ready to troll the Golden Hour to try to emulate the angling success from yesterday morning. Over the next three hours, we fish the Narrows (i.e., the deep channel that connects West Grand Lake to Junior Bay), the deeper eastern half of Junior Bay, and Pocumcus Lake. We come up woefully short, with only one hit to show for all our early-morning efforts…

 

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