Webhannet River Bait & Tackle
Wells Harbor, Maine

Fishing Report for May 2, 2008
Reports from down south sound promising! Mackerel and large schools of Bluefish reported in Long Island Sound and off the Cape. It's early for blues, but reliable sources say they're headed our way.
Shad were taken in the Merrimack last week. Whales, schools of Herring and Redfish are being reported by some of the offshore head boats. Schoolie Stripers have shown up in the Piscataqua.
Recent observations at the Isles of Shoals show the surface water temp @ 47 Degrees F. The upper reaches of the Webhannet and Mousam Rivers hovering around 50 Degrees. Last week I noted Terns actively feeding on small baitfish out front of our boatyard and in the Saco River. Add it all up and it appears we're off to a good start!!
Don't forget to stock up on your baitrigs. The lilacs are getting ready to bloom and that means Mackerel fishing!

 

We have local fishing reports online for the Maine coast from the Saco River to Ogunquit, updated every week, from April to the end of October. Please be sure to bookmark us and stop by often during the season!

Did you know that in 1670 Plymouth Colony established one of the first free public schools in North America with the income from coastal striped bass fishing? I wonder if that's where the term 'schoolies' comes from?

Good fishing!
Captain Scott

If you have any questions, comments, or interesting fishing trivia to share, please send an email to CaptainScott@WebhannetRiver.com

The Webhannet River Bait and Tackle Shop

  • Live and frozen bait
  • Okuma
  • Penn
  • Shakespeare
  • Ugly Stik
  • Fenwick
  • Storm
  • Rapala
  • Bomber
  • Rebel
  • Atom
  • Shimano
  • Diawa
  • Berkley
  • Abu-Garcia
  • Hayabusa
  • Yo-Zuri
  • Gamakatsu
  • Mono, macro, and braided line
  • Reel spooling

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345 Harbor Road
Wells, Maine 04090
(207) 646-9649