LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS: The Kennebec River from Moosehead Lake to Waterville is my home water. Hatches progress northward through the season. We follow the hatches, beginning in May at Fairfield, below the Shawmut Dam where we dry fly fish and nymph for holdover Browns and Rainbows. As the summer progresses, we'll travel North to Madison, Solon, Bingham and to the famed East Outlet where Brook Trout and Landlocked Salmon are the quarry. Fall is prime time for nymph fishing East Outlet, the Dead River and smaller streams. Fall is optimum time for Baetis hatches and baitfish migrations. What week we fish may dictate where we'll fish with optimum success.

FOR THE SMALL STREAM LOVER: Nearby, I have several favorite small streams where we can test nymphing skills in spring, summer and especially fall. Late October nymphing starts with Caddis Larvae and ends with egg flies. The two Brown Trout at left succumbed to a Bead Head Caddis Larvae fished in a small stream 25 minutes from my home.

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