Jin Casting at Madison, Maine

We arrived at Bingham on the Kennebec River at 9:30 AM with the river flow at a comfortable 2200cfs. Trout began rising at 10 AM and although the wind was calm, the fish were super-picky! We had chances at many rising Trout and Jin landed a 12-inch Splake. A Splake is a hybrid cross between a Brook Trout and a Lake Trout. They are stocked in Wyman Lake, primarily to give Ice Fisherman something to catch. The Splake that drop down into the river compete with the wild Rainbows in the Upper Kennebec. Sad. We saw other Rainbows though in the 18 to 20-inch class that were too smart for us today.

We moved down river to Solon and ate our lunch at Evergreen Campground. My friend, Craig, loaned his boat to me and Jin and I motored upriver where Jin caught a leaping Salmon on a #16 Blue Winged Olive. The hatches were over, so we headed to Madison.

We waded the beautiful stretch pictured left. Jin was impressed with the Eagles and the quality of this water. Even though the Brown Trout were not up and feeding, we had a few strikes at a Caddis Dry. All in all, we had a great time on our "Wade Tour of the Kennebec".